Sohrab Ahmari recently published an interview with Viktor Orbán. He asks, "Is the United States really prepared to see Europe turn itself into an energy and economic basket case for no tangible gains against Moscow?"
In a recent article, the physicist and 'existential risk expert' Max Tegmark claims there's a 1 in 6 chance of nuclear war. He argues that de-escalation is in the "national security interest of all nations".
According to the New York Times, the U.S. believes Ukraine was responsible for the assassination of Darya Dugina. Was this leak a way for the U.S. to signal to Russia that it wasn't behind the Nord Stream sabotage?
A recent poll asked Americans what is the most important issue facing the country. "Inflation" was the top answer, chosen by 27% of respondents. "Russia/Ukraine" came second to last, chosen by only 2% of respondents.
According to the Financial Times, weather forecasters are predicting that Europe will get a cold winter with relatively low wind and rainfall. This does not bode well for the continent's energy crisis.
The German magazine Der Spiegel has reported that, earlier this year, the CIA warned Germany about a possible Ukrainian attack on the Nord Stream pipelines. The warning was based on intercepted Russian communications.
Norwegian social scientists were asked to evaluate a piece of research. When the research had a left-wing conclusion, the social scientists rated it as significantly higher quality and more important.
Who sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines? There are four prime suspects: Russia, the U.S., Poland and Ukraine. We consider the evidence for and against each country having done it.
Many studies have shown that ocean acidification alters fish behaviour. But a new meta-analysis finds that effect sizes have declined dramatically over time. And large effects in early studies may be due to fraud.
Liz Truss claims to be a free marketeer. But a new report by the Bruegel thinktank shows that Britain has spent more on the energy bailout than every EU country – both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GDP.
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