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1. Volodymyr Zelensky, Between a Rock and a Hard Place

   A year and a half into the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may be finding himself back in the same dilemma he was confronted with at the beginning of his presidency, only magnified by the disaster of war. In April 2019, Zelensky won a surprising landslide victory, taking 73% of the run-off vote. He won, … Continue reading "Volodymyr Zelensky, Between a Rock and a Hard Place"

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2. Contemplating the Unimaginable Costs of a Nuclear War

   Here’s something strange about our all-too-nuclearized planet: in my youth during the 1950s and early 1960s, the possibility of an obliterating nuclear war played a significant role in our everyday nightmares. We schoolkids then regularly engaged in “duck and cover” drills, diving under our desks to protect ourselves from a possible nuclear attack on New … Continue reading "Contemplating the Unimaginable Costs of a Nuclear War"

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3. Washington’s Strategic Overextension

   The Biden administration seems determined to pursue highly confrontational policies toward both Moscow and Beijing.  The United States, through its leadership of NATO, is pursuing a full-blown proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.  Indeed, that initiative appears to be only part of a larger plan to fatally weaken Russia as a major power. Washington’s confrontation … Continue reading "Washington’s Strategic Overextension"

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4. This Nation Owes a Debt to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War

   Veterans have and continue to play, an important role in instigating social and political change in this country. One such group of veterans is the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, or VVAW: a movement of military veteran activist who, while struggling to heal from the psychological, emotional, and moral injuries of war, demanded through protests … Continue reading "This Nation Owes a Debt to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War"

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5. A Rough Diplomatic Week for Ukraine

   In the early weeks of the war, a peace was still possible that would have seen Ukraine lose few lives and little to no land. Even the Donbas would have remained in Ukraine with autonomy under a still possible Minsk agreement. Only Crimea would have remained lost. A year and a half later, Ukraine’s daily … Continue reading "A Rough Diplomatic Week for Ukraine"

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