Ukraine War, September 29, 2022: The war has entered a new and more dangerous phase
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Ukraine War, September 28, 2022: How we talk about “referendums”and “annexations” is critically important, if we are to avoid spreading Russian propaganda
Ukraine War, September 26, 2022: Nuclear scenarios
Ukraine War, September 24, 2022: Peggy Noonan–take Putin’s threats seriously
Ukraine War, September 23, 2022 (II): Time for fence-sitters to choose sides
Ukraine War, September 23, 2022 (I): Putin’s escalation and the response of the West
Ukraine War, September 22, 2022: Putin’s threats, Russian nuclear doctrine, and the risks of nuclear conflict
Ukraine War, September 21, 2022: In response to Putin’s nuclear threats, tell the world what various nuclear exchanges would look like, in detail
Ukraine War, September 20, 2022: The air war; A fateful decision point for the U.S. and the West–step up military aid to enable Ukraine to win, or cut back aid and hand Russia a victory
Bukele’s unconstitutional re-election bid in El Salvador
Dispatches 1) Jacobo García, “El Salvador’s Bukele vs the world: Why the president’s re-election bid is sounding alarm bells; The 41-year-old may be the most…
Ukraine War, September 15, 2022 (III): Germany’s cynicism knows no bounds, as Defense Minister Lambrecht announces new military aid to Ukraine
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Ukraine War, September 15, 2022 (II): The “red lines” are in the U.N. Charter, Mr. Putin, not in the threats of a war criminal who has committed the crime of aggression
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Ukraine War, September 13, 2022: Olaf Scholz’ telephone call today to Putin; Putin and the use of a tactical nuclear weapon
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Ukraine War, September 11, 2022 (II): It’s quite simple, really–the taboo about prosecuting a fomer president
See, 1) David A. Graham, “Trump Opened Pandora’s Prosecutorial Box; For centuries America has avoided seriously considering whether former presidents should ever be prosecuted. Now…
Ukraine War, August 30, 2022: HIMARS decoys in Ukraine: Orchestrated leaks could lose this war
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MPLA Leads in Angolan elections, but loses supermajority in National Assembly; UNITA questions preliminary results
ROUGH DRAFT – Check back for revisions and updates Dispatches Pierre Lepidi(Luanda), “En Angola, le président Joao Lourenço s’oriente vers une victoire serrée; Après un…
Ukraine War, August 19, 2022: Eight great illusions about the war in Ukraine: An update
On July 14, 2022, we wrote about “Eight great illusions about the war in Ukraine” and ‘Cognitive occlusion.’” Those illusions are: (1) The war is…
One year after the fall of Kabul: The current situation in Afghanistan
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Ukraine War, August 15, 2022: China and Taiwan–Poke the Cyclops in the eye, but don’t forget the Party Congress and Ukraine
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Ukraine War, August 7, 2022: Zalmay Khalilzad’s good suggestions for U.S. strategy
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates. Dispatches 1) Zalmay Khalilzad, “The West Needs to Call…