Putin recently compared himself to Tsar Peter the Great. Does this mean NATO never mattered? No. The point is that Putin would not have acted on his 'imperialist' beliefs had the West followed a different policy.
South Korea has one of the world's highest vaccination rates. Yet by the end of March, mortality was 67% higher than normal – a greater increase than France saw during the first wave, before anyone was vaccinated.
Inflation in Europe is soaring. Germany's rate is the highest in 40 years. The major culprit is the rising cost of energy – a trend which began last year, and has been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A lesser known reason for the high price of gasoline is lack of refining capacity. And restoring that takes time. So even if oil production rises, the price at the pump is unlikely to fall dramatically any time soon.
The legal scholar Ilya Shapiro was subjected to a four month investigation for a tweet he sent *before* his appointment began. This marks the second time in one year that Georgetown Law has caved to the mob.
Joe Biden described Trump’s remarks about Charlottesville as the “moment I knew I had to run”. So why did he smile and shake hands with a man whose party the EU denounced as "racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic”?
Ukrainian men are banned from leaving the country, and as losses mount, they could be called up to fight. If the West continues arming Ukraine, we should insist that those who wish to leave be allowed to do so.
According to some sources, half a million people have died in the ongoing conflict in Tigray. And Amnesty International has found evidence of crimes against humanity. So why is no one talking about Tigray?
In 2014, dozens of protestors were killed by snipers on Maidan square, sparking Ukraine's 'Revolution of Dignity'. But eight years later, not a single person has been convicted. Was the massacre a false flag?
At Davos, NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg said we shouldn't sacrifice “long-term security needs” for “short-term economic interests”, citing trade with Russia and China. But this framing is too simplistic.
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