“NOTE: The shift can be felt even here, thousands of miles away: Russia’s nonstop shelling and bombing is wearing down Ukrainian forces in its eastern regions. They are retreating, taking many casualties. The “wise men” of Davos, and some national leaders of allied nations were talking of concessions to Moscow to get the war over … Continue reading Ukraine: in the East, The War Turns Grim
The Week: Are Russia’s gains in eastern Ukraine turning the tide of its war? Not all victories are created equal PETER WEBER — MAY 27, 2022 Russia appears to have significantly scaled back its immediate ambitions in Ukraine, throwing the bulk of its remaining military might at a handful of cities in the eastern Donbas … Continue reading Ukraine: The War In Doubt; And Ukraine, Seen from Davos
Two Commentaries by a widely-respected analyst: Russia will not disappear Gwynne Dyer — May 23, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin will almost certainly not be in power three years from now. The war he foolishly began in Ukraine has fatally undermined his political credibility among the Russian elite (and among a large though mostly silent part … Continue reading Russia’s Future; Taiwan, Ambiguity & Ukraine
I don’t believe in reincarnation. But if I did, I’d be pretty sure that in a previous life, I shambled through the American 1850s. That might help explain why lately I’ve been having vivid dreamlike flashbacks about them. A few acquaintances would nod knowingly at this admission, and murmur something about “past lives.” What I … Continue reading Seeing Our Future in the Past? Flashbacks from the 1850s
The “Truth Gaffe” of the Century Excerpted from The Guardian: The audience chuckled at George W Bush’s Iraq-Ukraine gaffe. I’m not laughing Arwa Mahdawi I don’t think it’s possible to overstate the depravity and horror of the former president’s 2003 invasion of Iraq Published: Saturday, 21 May 2022 George Bush accidentally confessed to being a … Continue reading G. W. Bush’s Accidental Moment of Truth