Pacifism is the wrong response to the war in Ukraine The least we owe Ukraine is full support, and to do this we need a stronger Nato The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2022
Leadership by Henry Kissinger review – lessons in diplomacy from a master of the dark arts In this analysis of six national leaders, the grand old man of US politics offers a broad-brush history of international statecraft but ignores the death and destruction that sometimes resulted The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022
Hillary Clinton: ‘We are standing on the precipice of losing our democracy’ The former presidential candidate on negotiating with Putin, the ‘prophet’ Margaret Atwood — and why the Democrats need to rein in the radical left Financial Times · Jun 20, 2022
Is the war in Ukraine creating a new world order? Cold War alliances are being strengthened while the classic foes of the "free West" are forging stronger links at a moment when France is exiting the helm of the EU. Radio France Internationale · Jun 18, 2022
No Peace at Any Price in Ukraine It’s Too Soon for a Lasting Diplomatic Settlement Foreign Affairs · Jun 9, 2022
Bilderberg reconvenes in person after two-year pandemic gap The Washington conference, a high-level council of war, will be headlined by Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary general The Guardian - US · Jun 4, 2022
Ukraine is desperate for peace, but we won’t sign up to a bogus Russian deal Kissinger is wrong: urrendering territory would have terrible consequences for the world, says the former Ukrainian defence minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2022
The West has a month to decide whether to save Ukraine from Vladimir Putin Britain and its Nato partners, the USA included, have less than a month to decide on how deeply they are prepared to commit to saving Ukraine as a viable independent nation. Ukraine’s forces are now locked in a battle for survival in the Luhansk oblast of the Donbas region, which… Evening Standard · May 30, 2022
Russian victories in eastern Ukraine spark debate over course of war Russian troops are making steady progress in Ukraine’s east on the back of more-concentrated artillery and air power, now controlling almost all of the Luhansk region and threatening to encircle thousands of Ukraine’s most experienced troops. Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022
Mighty 57th Brigade Destroy Two Russian Tanks This footage shows two tank wrecks burning on an unpaved road after encountering members of Ukraine’s 57th Motorized Brigade. Zenger · May 27, 2022
Ukrainians Wipe Out Russian Base Hidden In Trees Russia invaded Ukraine in what Putin initially called a "special military operation" to "demilitarize and denazify" Ukraine. Zenger · May 27, 2022
Russia Shows Off Fearsome Rocket Launcher In Video Montage Zenger News obtained the video montage from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, May 25. Zenger · May 27, 2022
World Economic Forum: Elites descend but does Davos still have clout? It’s a playground of power, privilege and blue-sky thinkers — but with the world in turmoil, it wasn’t quite business as usual when the 0.1 per cent met in the mountains this week. By Anne McElvoy Evening Standard · May 27, 2022
Ukraine pleads for more weapons to tackle Russian onslaught in Donbas Bombardment continues in 40 towns including the key city of Sievierodonetsk as police in Lysychansk collect bodies for mass burials The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2022
Evening Standard · May 26, 2022 Volodymyr Zelenksy rejects Henry Kissinger call to give up territory to end war Henry Kissinger said peace talks must begin in the next two months in order to achieve an end to the war
Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022 ‘Never going to happen’: Ukraine blasts trading land for peace Ukrainian officials angrily rebuff suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory to Russia in an effort to secure peace.
France 24 · May 26, 2022 Russia shells Kharkiv, war in Donbas reaches ‘maximum intensity’ Russian forces shelled Kharkiv, killing nine people on Thursday after Moscow’s bid to capture Ukraine’s second city was repelled early in the war. Further south, fighting in the Donbas region reached of “maximum intensity”, according to a senior Ukrainian defence official. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on…
Inverse · May 25, 2022 Behold! A “cosmic cataclysm” reveals a strange sight in the Milky Way’s satellite galaxy In this edition of Inverse Daily, read about a cosmic cataclysm, an anniversary for the U.S. and U.S.S.R. in space, and why we're all so obsessed with UFOs.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Ireland urged to convince EU ‘sceptics’ of importance of Ukraine membership Leading Ukrainian politician Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze praised consistent Irish support for her country’s bid to join the EU.
Inverse · May 24, 2022 50 years ago, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. joined forces to ensure astronauts could survive in space In 1972, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. signed a landmark agreement that led to the first international space mission — a test to ensure one superpower could help the other's astronauts out in space.
Financial Times · May 13, 2022 What the CIA thinks: William Burns on the new world disorder Fifty years after Nixon’s cold war coup, the US is facing a new global realignment
Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022 Patricia Murphy: George W. Bush's subversive, inspired push for immigration reform ATLANTA — I remember hearing in 2013 that George W. Bush had taken up painting. It sounded like a surprisingly artsy, but pleasant hobby for a man who had finished two terms in the White House and was finally done with politics after decades in the game.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2022 How Beethoven inspired 50 years of cultural exchange between the US and China A new book tells how classical music, played to the Chinese by the Philadelphia Orchestra, ushered in decades of valuable interchanges now under threat
The Conversation · Apr 4, 2022 Lessons in realpolitik from Nixon and Kissinger: Ideals go only so far in ending conflict in places like Ukraine The U.S. has limited options in confronting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The Hindu · Mar 27, 2022 Ukraine: the pawn in the power game History will not absolve the U.S. of a part of the blame for the human tragedy that has engulfed Ukraine