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A plan for halting the Ukraine War
A plan for halting the Ukraine War by Mel Gurtov 914 words Separating the Practical from the Ideal Intractable conflicts are wars without end, and Russia’s war with Ukraine seems to fit the bill. Now three and a half years old, the war goes on without any sign of a letup in the violence. Neither
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NATO’s nuclear threats on parade
NATO’s nuclear threats on parade by John LaForge 659 words NATO’s standing threat to attack Russia with nuclear weapons is put on parade every autumn. This year’s thermonuclear dry run–dubbed Steadfast Noon–got started October 13 according to NATO’s press office and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, or SHAPE, in Mons, Belgium. NATO’ euphemism for
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Words are the first weapon of war
Words are the first weapon of war by Robert C. Koehler 892 words I sit here at my desk, looking out the window – and see someone walking through the parking lot. This is the most ordinary of moments. I shrug quietly. Life goes on. My impulse is to stop writing the column here. That’s