Tag Archive: Russia
More Politicians Admit: We’re Fighting a Proxy War With Russia
In April, the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO told the New York Times: "We are using the Ukrainians as our proxy forces". Since then, several US politicians have confirmed this *is* a proxy war.
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Why Haven’t Non-Western Countries Sanctioned Russia?
In defending his country’s own neutral stance, the Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni accused the West of “double standards”, describing NATO’s bombing campaign in Libya as a “criminal and unacceptable act”.
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On Energy, the EU Is Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
To meet its climate goals, the EU needs to make new investments in renewable energy. But to transition away from Russian oil, it needs to upgrade its fossil fuel infrastructure. Either way, energy will cost more.
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Does the EU’s Oil Embargo Make Sense?
The EU has announced a complete embargo on Russian oil. But buying less oil from Russia will mean buying more from Saudi Arabia – a country that's been bombing civilians in Yemen for the last seven years.
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Straight From the Freezer: the Cold War in Ukraine
The story of the war in Ukraine is not just one of Russian bellicosity and irredentism, but also the hubris of the West at the end of the Cold War. We thought history had ended, but history had other ideas.
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Is Arming Ukraine and Sanctioning Russia the Right Response to Putin’s Invasion?
Listen to the Daily Sceptic's Noah Carl debate Triggernometry's Konstantin Kisin on whether arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia is the right response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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Why the West’s Strategy in Ukraine Is So Dangerous
John Mearsheimer has described the war in Ukraine as “the most dangerous crisis since the Second World War", claiming it is actually “more dangerous than the Cuban crisis” owing to the risk of nuclear escalation.
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Do Russians Support the War?
Although polls show strong support for the war among Russians, respondents might be lying. A new survey using a clever method indicates that support for the war likely is overstated, though still very substantial.
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Russian State News Agency Paints Alarming Picture of the “Denazification” of Ukraine
An article from a Russian state news agency has painted an alarming picture of wiping Ukraine off the map and "re-educating" its "Nazi" population – and it appears many Russians agree.
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The Ukraine War Exposes the Failures of ‘Ethical’ Business, Says Professor of Finance
New York University Professor of Finance Aswath Damodaran has pointed out that, contrary to CSR/ESG theory, 'ethical' businesses have done worse following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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