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Sea-Sick: the Not-So-Secret War
Stockpile bottled water, tinned food, a Swiss Army knife, and anything else you might need for a 72-hour interruption in utilities and essential public services. That is the government-recommended...
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China First? No Thanks
The economic, military, and philosophical pillars of the post-war world order are in ruins. But through the smoke that rises over the rubble, the geopolitical imperative remains: compete or concede....
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Roadmap: Via Meloni
Europe is preparing for the worst. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, stated bluntly in an interview with Germany’s Die Zeit, “the West as we knew it no longer exists.” Doom has...
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Switchback Ride: Rethinking Russia
President Trump wants the United States to be friends with Russia. The details remain to be seen, and this “reset” may fizzle out like its predecessors. But the effect on public discussion is already...
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Rain (Fire) on the Parade
As the Preobrazhensky March blasts over Red Square, will Moscow’s air raid sirens play an unauthorized descant? The threat of Ukrainian drone and missile strikes is just one of the questions looming...
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Tone-Deaf: Nobody’s Dancing
Every US administration starts off berating the useless European allies and hoping to focus on problems at home. Reality bites, and sooner or later, the Americans learn that this doesn’t work. Donald...
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Hot Shots: Cold Sweats
With every day that passes, Europe is rebuilding its defense and deterrence. More money. More people. More weapons. More countries involved. New thinking. New sanctions packages. Better...
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History Wars: Lithuania’s Next
History, in the hands of Kremlin propagandists, is a weapon. Vladimir Putin’s war manifesto was a 5,000-word essay arguing that Ukrainians were “historically” Russian. Now, a new 400-page history of...
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House of Cards: Ukraine Hits Russia
It may not have changed the course of the war. But it may speed its end. Already, Ukraine’s stunning strike on Russian air bases has changed the way we think about Vladimir Putin’s invasion of...
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Banking: Moldova’s Winning
Could the Kremlin put 10,000 troops in the separatist-run statelet of Transnistria? The prospect, floated in an interview with the Financial Times by Moldova’s Prime Minister Dorin Recean, would...
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