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Why the Russian Despot Can Neither Mobilize Nor Retreat

Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in an unenviable position. His country has the resources to inflict damage on Ukraine in perpetuity. But because the first phase of the war has been so costly for Russia and because Ukraine’s military is mounting such stiff resistance, Russia faces serious difficulty achieving …

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The Road to Megiddo

We were handcuffed, and a bandage was placed over our eyes so we could not see anything. Then the buses moved towards Palestine. Next to me was sitting an Egyptian named Gamal. He had nothing on his eyes, perhaps being Egyptian and a kind of courtesy to Egypt, which had …

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War as Terrorism

Anyone who grew up in my generation of 1980s kids remembers G.I. Joe action figures — those green-uniformed plastic soldiers you could use to stage battles in the sandbox in your backyard or, for that matter, your bedroom. In those days, when imagery of bombed-out homes, bloodied civilians, and police …

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Lithuania Crowdfunds $5.4M to Buy Ukraine a Bayraktar TB2 Drone

Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted one of the world’s largest cooperation efforts in recent history. The West donated a lot of financial and military aid to help Ukraine with its defensive efforts against Russia. Just recently, Lithuanian citizens have come together and donated whatever money they could to help …

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Πόσο επικίνδυνος μπορεί να γίνει ο στριμωγμένος Ερντογάν;

Το συμπέρασμα που προκύπτει αβίαστα από την εαρινή μάζωξη της παγκόσμιας οικονομικής και πολιτικής ελίτ στο Νταβός είναι πως τα μαύρα σύννεφα που μαζεύονται στον οικονομικό ορίζοντα προμηνύουν όχι μόνο φρενάρισμα στην ανάπτυξη αλλά και ύφεση που μπορεί σε κάποιες χώρες να είναι ολιγόμηνη, σε κάποιες άλλες όμως, που είναι …

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