Tag: Vladimir Putin

… Oligarchs’ Island …

Oligarchs' Island A Sitcom Pitch in a Tragic Moment TIMOTHY SNYDER NOV 12   Oligarchy is an island.  Aristotle knew that oligarchs from various countries will have more in common with one another than they will with their own people.  This is all too true of Trump and the oligarchs he brings to power in … Continue reading … Oligarchs’ Island … →

…Ukraine’s shock raid deep inside Russia rages on …

The surprise attack comes as Ukraine is under pressure in the Donbas The soldiers chanted the Lord’s Prayer and clicked rosary beads as they advanced. For Ivan, 43, an old-timer from Ukraine’s 103rd brigade, the fighting inside Russia was just another day’s work. “Grenades and mortars look the same wherever you are.” The newest recruits … Continue reading …Ukraine’s shock raid deep inside Russia rages on … →

… Why Is Vladimir Putin So Difficult to Deter? …

Why Is Vladimir Putin So Difficult to Deter? President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China walk past a portrait of Czar Nicholas II in the Kremlin during a state visit on March 21, 2023. Photo credit: Office of the President of Russia/kremlin.ru; CC BY 4.0. Editor’s Note: When a plan to … Continue reading … Why Is Vladimir Putin So Difficult to Deter? … →

…McGonigal, Trump, and the Truth about America …

Thinking about... The Specter of 2016 We are on the edge of a spy scandal with major implications for how we understand the Trump administration, our national security, and ourselves. On 23 January, we learned that a former FBI special agent, Charles McGonigal, was arrested on charges involving taking money to serve foreign interests.  One … Continue reading …McGonigal, Trump, and the Truth about America … →

..What the Latest Mueller Indictment Reveals About WikiLeaks’ Ties to Russia—and What It Doesn’t…

The latest indictment in the 2016-election probe offers tantalizing, fragmentary new details about WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and Russia. Photograph by James Veysey / Camera Press / Redux When did Russian intelligence give WikiLeaks the e-mails that it hacked from the Democratic National Committee and John Podesta, and how did it transmit them? Shortly after the … Continue reading ..What the Latest Mueller Indictment Reveals About WikiLeaks’ Ties to Russia—and What It Doesn’t… →