New York Times: Ukraine Is Weakened by Corruption, So How Is It Stymying the Russians? Oct. 10, 2022 By Peter Coy, Opinion Writer Corruption undermines society as surely as termites undermine houses. Ukraine suffers from corruption. So how has Ukrainian society nonetheless managed to stymie a Russian invasion, and even turn the tables on … Continue reading Ukraine & Corruption: A Major, Mostly Unmentioned Issue
Alaska Daily News: Gambell is about 200 miles southwest of the Western Alaska hub city of Nome and about 50 miles from the tip of the Chukotka Peninsula in Siberia. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday, as initial details of the situation were emerging, said he did not expect a continual stream or “flotilla” of … Continue reading Alaska: Russian War Resisters Update
Update: Two Russians flee Ukraine draft by crossing Bering Sea by boat to Alaska Individuals landed at beach on remote island to avoid compulsory military service and have appealed for asylum, reports saying julian Borger in Washington — Thursday, 06 October 2022 Two Russians have crossed the Bering Strait by boat in order to avoid … Continue reading From Siberia to Alaska: More on the Two Russian Draft Refusers
Goodbye again, Gorby; Hello, Mr. Brinkman . . . . No, it’s NOT good to have you back. Washington Post: Russia’s annexation puts world ‘two or three steps away’ from nuclear war By Liz Sly — October 1, 2022 LONDON — President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of the annexation of four regions in eastern and southern … Continue reading Ukraine War: Edging Toward The Nuclear Precipice
AP News: Lights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisis BY DAVID MCHUGH, JUSTIN SPIKE, KAREL JANICEK AND VESELIN TOSHKOV — Sept. 26, 2022 FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — As Europe heads into winter in the throes of an energy crisis, offices are getting chillier. Statues and historic buildings are going dark. Bakers who … Continue reading Trial by Winter: The Ukraine War Is Coming to Western Europe