Germany is contemplating reinstating conscription because war with Russia within the next 5 years is now considered a distinct possibility. That sounds insane despite the fact that European countries are seriously underprepared to defend themselves. Germany barely has a functional military anymore, despite promises to radically increase military readiness. German Leopard tanks are failing in […]
Image Credit: State Representative John Ragan / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Two new bills have been filed for the 2024 General Assembly that all but prohibit the ability of certain foreign entities to do business in or with the state of Tennessee. Additionally, foreign agents from certain countries will be […]
Back in November, Finland closed part of its border and accused Russia of trying to stir up trouble by sending migrants on bicycles to border crossings. Why bicycles? It seems that Russia has been bringing these migrants across the entire country (none of them are Russian) and then giving them bikes to travel the last […]
This is the sixth and last in Hillsdale College’s October 2022 lecture series on Russia. The first, Russia from 1696-1917: An Overview, a veritable ‘history’ tour de force through Russia’s shifting borders, wars and alliances by the American historian Sean McMeekin, can be found here with my fuller introduction to the series. The second, by Steve Kotkin, another American […]
WE have arrived at the fifth in Hillsdale College’s October 2022 lecture series on Russia. The first, Russia from 1696-1917: An Overview, a veritable ‘history’ tour de force through Russia’s shifting borders, wars and alliances by the American historian Sean McMeekin, can be found here with my fuller introduction to the series. The second, by Steve Kotkin, another […]
SINCE the time of Peter the Great, Russia has been a force in the world, both politically and culturally. It remains so today, despite the fact that many dismissed it after the fall of the Soviet Union. Described by Winston Churchill as ‘a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma’, this is the Russia that […]
WINSTON Churchill once described Russia as ‘a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma’. It is this enigma that Hillsdale College, an independently minded academic institution in the US, decided to explore a year ago. To better, and indeed fully, understand Russia’s conflict with Ukraine and Russia’s role in the shifting balance of power in today’s world, […]
WINSTON Churchill once described Russia as ‘a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma’. It is this enigma that Hillsdale College, an independently minded academic institution in the US, decided to explore a year ago. To better, and indeed fully, understand Russia’s conflict with Ukraine and Russia’s role in the shifting balance of power in today’s […]
THE need for a better understanding of post-Cold War Russia in view of its war with Ukraine, has never been more pressing. The staggering toll of deaths and casualties for both countries, to which Western public opinion seems surprisingly indifferent, raises questions that Western media continue largely to ignore. What are the geopolitics? What is […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official called the biggest aerial barrage of the war. At least 144 people were wounded and an unknown number were buried under rubble during the […]
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