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An Essay On The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine: Domestic Political Maneuverings (Part II) – Analysis

The politics of Russia and of Ukraine have been intimately intermingled ever since the formal divorce of the two countries from the Soviet Union in 1991. As with many collapses of larger states into smaller ones, the old political habits do not just disappear overnight and power relations between the …

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An American Fight In Ukraine Brings Big Costs, No Benefits

If there was one thing that predictably united the usually squabbling Roman elite, it was the emergence of a perceived threat to Rome’s Mediterranean and near-continental hegemony. To some degree, however difficult to calculate, it is impossible to deny that the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been responsible for …

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Slovensko je sice už Západ, ale Rusko to s ním nevzdalo

Obranná smlouva s USA, kterou tento týden schválil slovenský parlament a podepsala prezidentka Zuzana Čaputová, je standardní mezinárodní smlouva. Smlouva, kterou má se Spojenými státy uzavřenou mnoho evropských zemí. V případě Slovenska se týká dvou vojenských letišť, kde Slováci umožní po dohodě Američanům přistávat a tankovat. Počet Američanů, kteří se …

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