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Tag: Soviet Union

Posted inRussia

Putin’s political future hinges on Ukraine war win

by Monica Duffy Toft April 6, 2022April 8, 2022

Despite stop-and-start peace talks, a resolution to the brutal war in Ukraine appears distant. Major cities in Ukraine are faltering. Civilians, including children, are dying of shrapnel and glass wounds, exposure and thirst. At the same time, Ukraine’s resilience and a coordinated global response means the war is not ending as many expected before it […]

Posted inEssay

What is Russia to Us?

by Angelo Codevilla March 25, 2022March 30, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews a military display of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the South China Sea on April 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Li Gang/Xinhua
Posted inEssay

Why does the West think China wants global hegemony?

by David P. Goldman January 3, 2022January 5, 2022
Posted inChina

Can US carriers survive an all-out attack from China?

by Dave Makichuk November 5, 2021November 8, 2021
Posted inFinland

Famed ‘Molotov Cocktail’ has survived the test of time

by Dave Makichuk August 21, 2020August 24, 2020
Posted inWorld

Why this banker gives away most of his wealth

by Brian Yeung April 24, 2020April 25, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Japan-US treaty blocks progress in dispute with Moscow

by Gregory Clark January 22, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East

There’s a silver lining in a potential US-Iran war

by Stephen Bryen January 6, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

When JFK saved Santa Claus

by Dave Makichuk December 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Afghan Taliban militants celebrate a ceasefire on the outskirts of Jalalabad on June 16, the second day of Eid. Photo: AFP
Posted inAfghanistan, Russia, South Asia, United States, World

How Afghan insurgents keep winning battles

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Failure in Afghanistan: Lives lost, nothing gained

by Dave Makichuk December 19, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Cold War mission: Destroy the Soviets

by Dave Makichuk December 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Gorbachev issues a Cold War warning

by Dave Makichuk December 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inRussia, World

Perhaps it’s time to remember Yuri Gagarin

by Edward R Dougherty December 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, Belt and Road, China, Russia, World

Impact of Sino-Russian military, energy ties

by Federica Russo October 22, 2019February 18, 2020
US President Ronald Reagan. 2018-03-23
Posted inNorth Korea, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Could Trump be the next Ronald Reagan?

by Mitch Shin July 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Russia is still the weakest great power

by Richard A. Bitzinger June 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping Photo: People.com.cn
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Russia, Singapore, World

Deng Xiaoping’s victory 

by Ian Buruma June 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Since it’s a week for spy stories . . .

by Bradley K. Martin May 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Canceling INF Treaty makes sense

by Stephen Bryen February 3, 2019February 6, 2019

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