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No Exit: Two Ukraine Peace Proposals Going Nowhere
No Exit: Two Ukraine Peace Proposals Going Nowhere by Mel Gurtov 1011 words Two Very Different Paths to Peace Two proposals for bringing peace in Russia’s war on Ukraine were issued on nearly the same day last month: a UN General Assembly resolution on February 23 and a Chinese plan on February 24. Neither proposal
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Whose Red Lines?
Whose Red Lines? by Lawrence S. Wittner 964 words In the conflict-ridden realm of international relations, certain terms are particularly useful, and one of them is “Red Lines.” Derived from the concept of a “line in the sand,” first employed in antiquity, the term “Red Lines” appears to have emerged in the 1970s to denote what one
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Hype, hypocrisy, and lying to the people
Hype, hypocrisy, and lying to the people by Tom H. Hastings 712 words Hypocrisy in high places Most folks are honest; this tricks them into a belief in the bedrock honesty of others, especially those who make bold public statements. How could someone lie in a public statement? Most folks know they would not want