By The Conversation The war started by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine is not unfolding as he expected it would. His attempts to play the Cold War game of making threats to achieve his goals were not perceived as credible by NATO. His hopes for a blitzkrieg have not materialized. His expectation that Russian troops would […]
By Brad Reed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held a giant pro-war rally in Moscow that was intended to show Russian unity in the face of international condemnation and economic sanctions. The Daily Beast’s Julia Davis, a longtime observer of Russian state media, describes the rally as both “tone deaf and chilling,” but also […]
By Agence France-Presse Chinese and US warships sailed through the flashpoint Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwanese and US officials said, shortly before China’s Xi Jinping issued a warning to Joe Biden that ties could suffer if there is a “mishandling” of the island’s status. The two warships sailed through the strait — which separates China […]