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Ukraine War, November 15, 2022: Russian missiles hit Polish town; Putin tests NATO mutual defense obligation under Article 5 of NATO Treaty (Updated November 19, 2022)

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Ukraine War, November 6, 2022 (II): International Law and the structural impediments to a ceasefire or peace settlement in Ukraine

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Ukrainian War, October 30, 2022: $300 billion in frozen assets could be transferred to Ukraine in accordance with international law, Robert Zoelick argues

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Ukraine War, October 28, 2022: Biden needs to speak to Putin in language he understands; Biden makes sure Ukraine fights with one hand tied behind its back

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Ukraine War, October 26, 2022: The context for analysis of current developments; The “dirty bomb” as a Russian propaganda distraction from current war crimes

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October 24, 2022: Clueless Democratic “liberals” urge Biden to negotiate directly with Russia; Will they become the appeasement wing of the Democratic Party? (UPDATED October 25, 2022)

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Ukraine War, October 23, 2022: The real stakes in Ukraine: Freedom and a world ruled by reason and law, not force and barbarism

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Ukraine War, October 11, 2022: The Russian people will bear the shame of Russia’s aggression and war crimes for a thousand years

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Ukraine War, October 10, 2022: Decision time for Biden–respond to Russian escalation in a way that gets Putin’s attention, or cave in to his nuclear threats

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Ukraine War, October 9, 2022: Inter-species slavery–Russian military dolphins guarding the Kerch Strait Bridge

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Ukraine War, October 6, 2022: Are Putin’s nuclear threats working? Will Biden blink?

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Ukraine War, September 17, 2022: Biden remains fearful of Putin, maintaining restrictions on types of weapons and their use; Washington supplies weapons to keep Ukraine in the fight but not to win

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Ukraine War, September 9, 2022: Fighting until the last Ukrainian soldier; Ukrainians make incredible sacrifices, while the West won’t even impose secondary sanctions

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Ukraine War, August 31, 2022: Nuclear weapons, China, and winning the war in Ukraine

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Ukraine War, August 28, 2022: New Chinese white paper points to military conquest of Taiwan

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Ukraine War, August 24, 2024: Biden and the West are doing better in supporting Ukraine and opposing Russian aggression

The Biden administration and the West are doing a better job in supporting Ukraine and resisting Russian aggression. They deserve credit for overcoming some of…

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Ukraine War, August 20, 2022: Pelosi visit–White House spins history, instead of getting it right; Large, orchestrated intelligence leak on Russian intelligence failures. To what end?

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Ukraine War, August 17, 2022: It is time to get serious and end this war

Opinion It is time to get serious and end this war. The West and Ukraine’s allies need to put some skin in the game, and…

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Ukraine War, August 2, 2022 (I): Pelosi’s reckless visit to Taiwan, and Biden’s failure of foreign policy leadership

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