Russia: From Boris Yeltsin to Vladimir Putin
After the Cold War 1.0 (1949−1989) emerged many new problems in the international arena of global politics as the circumstances concerning
Tag : Eurasia
Russia: From Boris Yeltsin to Vladimir Putin
After the Cold War 1.0 (1949−1989) emerged many new problems in the international arena of global politics as the circumstances concerning
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The Muslim Brotherhood’s European Cash Cow: the European Union
Most European Bureaucrats are Ignorant of Religion, and That Means Trouble for Europe Late last year, the European Conservatives and Reformists
The weekend read: Central Asian solar on the rise
Utility-scale solar is stirring in the region, with support from development banks. Following a series of competitive auctions, PV projects have been
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Update from Ukraine: Meeting needs physical and spiritual
Displaced Ukrainians receive a meal and other support at a relief center in Romania. (Sorin-Horia Trifa) As war and violence continue to devastate
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Amnesty International’s Moral Confusion 
Ukraine has been painted with the dishonest brush of moral equivalency Beware of NGOs who claim to be authorities on international justice. Amnesty
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Amnesty International’s Moral Confusion 
Ukraine has been painted with the dishonest brush of moral equivalency Beware of NGOs who claim to be authorities on international justice. Amnesty
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The Politics of Rescue
The United States has a Duty to Defend in Ukraine We have just entered the seventh month of the war in Ukraine. No one would have thought it
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On Ukraine, Outright Lies in the Epoch Times
Troubling Distortions on the Right When I first discovered the Epoch Times, I was stunned that such a gem of conservative reporting and commentary
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Is 4WD Essential for International Overland Travel?
Traveler friends Thomas and Sabine from Bavaria, Germany, recently sent me a typically entertaining message. “Next week, I’ll have a talk to
The Future of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline
“The Caspian Sea from the ISS” by Astro_Alex is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Since February of this year, the escalation of the conflict in
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More than 1 year of the steppe
Over at my Substack I’ve spent more than a year writing about the cultural and genetic impact of the Eurasian steppe. I’ve put out a large number
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Why The World is Lukewarm on Ukraine
Propaganda from the East and Skepticism of the West We in the West are riveted by images pouring out of Ukraine. We daily share the experience of
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Niebuhr’s European Impressions: From Truman Doctrine to State Churches
“European Impressions,” by Reinhold NiebuhrMay 12, 1947 A three months visit in Europe must not tempt the observer to too many neat
The Russo-Ukrainian War and Nagorno-Karabakh’s Faltering Ceasefire
Public domain picture – published on Flickr via amanderson2. Azerbaijan has sought to exploit the world’s and Russia’s preoccupation with the