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This comes after the Congress suffered yet another poll debacle in the politically crucial state where the party could garner just 2 per cent votes and two seats.
Brad Glosserman, Japan Times
How far will Russian President Vladimir Putin go to win his war in Ukraine?
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Jimmy Quinn, National Review
The Wall Street Journal has an attention-catching scoop on an apparent Saudi trial balloon indicating that the Kingdom might price some of its oil sales in yuan, instead of the U.S. dollar. It's entirely possible that the Saudis won't go through with this move, but the news that this is under consideration is jolting nonetheless.
N. Handwerker, The Diplomat
"Apply this economic, peaceful, silent, deadly remedy and there will be no need for force." Following World War I and the subsequent creation of the League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson used these words to describe the impact of sanctions. Certainly, times have changed.
Charles Ray, FPRI
In the 1990s, with the end of the Cold War and the demise of the Soviet Union, Africa saw a wave of democratization. This golden age of constitutional rule, rule of law, and peaceful transfer of power, however, did not last long. Many of the democratically elected leaders attempted to establish family dynasties, ethnic or clan-based rule, or, in many cases, direct rule by the military. These rulers have learned how to use the "democratic" process to subvert truly representative... Читать дальше...
Lindsay Maizland, CFR
The European Union (EU) is working to reduce its dependence on Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine. Some commentators have pushed for the expansion of nuclear power, but many experts say the transition would take too long to have an impact in the next few years and would not necessarily reduce reliance on Russia.
Kazuhiko Togo, EA Forum
When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the world changed, and so did Japan. The immediate lesson the Japanese leadership learned was that Ukraine had to face this ordeal because Ukraine was perceived to be too weak to defend its country effectively. Although NATO supplied arms, no country fought alongside Ukraine as it was not a NATO member.
Kevin James, ASPI Strategist
The West is waging a hot economic war against Russia. That Rubicon has been crossed. The West is fighting this war by arming Ukraine and imposing an economic blockade that explicitly aims to eliminate Vladimir Putin's regime by destroying the Russian economy (and it will be
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How far will these autocrats take their "no limits" friendship? As Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine grinds on, the Kremlin has reportedly reached out to Beijing for some extra military muscle. Meanwhile, there's chatter among foreign-policy thinkers in both China and the West that...
Alexander Gorlach, Taipei Times
While the Russian army is advancing toward Kyiv and Odesa, the free world is watching closely to see whether the Russian invasion of its neighboring state could be a blueprint for China's leader and his dream to invade Taiwan.
As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, Lana Riggins, a knitwear designer in N.J., is selling blue and yellow varsity sweater jackets to benefit a local charity that’s helping Ukraine.
A Russian journalist who dared to defy the Kremlin is the latest victim of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on the free press.
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I suggested recently that history does not always repeat itself. Yet Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a re-run of Germany's invasion of Belgium in 1914. First the rise and rise of an all-powerful dictator: in 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm, in 2022 Vladimir Putin.
Veronika Didusenko explained how she escaped Ukraine with her 7-year-old son, Alex, after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion on Feb. 24.
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NASA on Wednesday planned to release details about how the agency is sharpening the focus of the large main mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope, which will start peering at the earliest galaxies soon.
Если некоторые уверены, что секретные разработки проводят только на специальных научных базах, то это не всегда так. Существует такое понятие как «закрытые города». Такого плана поселения строят вокруг секретного или стратегически важного объекта. А население, проживающее там, являются сотрудниками этих проектов. В СССР, начиная с 1950 года было много городов закрытого типа. После развала страны некоторые из них были рассекречены. Сейчас в России таких поселений около 40. Например, Саров, Новоуральск, Железногорск, Мирный. Читать дальше...