Maureen Dowd: The Ukrainians are making successful military offensives in the northeast of the country, and Russian men are fleeing Putin’s Russia in droves; by some estimates more men have left Russia to avoid service in Ukraine than have served there. Donald Trump posted on his social media site, “The Russia/Ukraine catastrophe should NEVER have … Continue reading Quote of The Day: Ukraine Should Never Have Happened?
Power close at hand for hard-right populist party as Italy’s snap election draws near Gwynne Dyer – Sept. 20, 2022 There’s an election in Italy next Sunday, almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini’s ‘blackshirts’ marched on Rome and brought the first fascist dictator to power. Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right populist politician who is likely … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Putin’s Fans May be Italy’s Next Rulers
Ukraine and Taiwan are now forced to play for time GWYNNE DYER CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Sept. 10, 2022 Taiwan’s long-term survival prospects are much worse than Ukraine’s. Gwynne Dyer’s new book is The Shortest History of War. Last weekend, about 70,000 Czechs gathered in Wenceslas Square in central Prague for a … Continue reading Dyer on Ukraine & Taiwan
Wartime Economics Comes to Europe New York Times Sept. 8, 2022 In order to save energy in Germany, buildings and monuments lit for aesthetic purposes will no longer be illuminated at night.Credit…Lukas Barth/Reuters By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist The West isn’t exactly at war with Russia. However, it isn’t exactly not at war, either. Western … Continue reading Krugman on Europe’s Coming Winter of War
The Guardian — Analysis Dan Sabbagh, defence & security editor Five predictions for the next six months in the war in Ukraine Six months to the day since the start of the Russian invasion, here is what to expect for the next six months Wed 24 Aug 2022 1. The war will probably run … Continue reading Ukraine War: Two Estimates of the Next Six Months