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Who is trying to wrench Ukraine from whom?Who is trying to wrench Ukraine from whom?
0 Comments 6:52 pmThe words of Keir Starmer; Putin’s ambition to wrench Ukraine away from its closest partners has been a monumental strategic[...]
The Lost Peace – How the West Failed to Prevent a Second Cold War. Richard SakwaThe Lost Peace – How the West Failed to Prevent a Second Cold War. Richard Sakwa
0 Comments 5:03 pmPreface to the Review This review covers the quite a lot of detail of the book. It can thus, to[...]
Propaganda and disasterPropaganda and disaster
0 Comments 8:58 pmThis is my favourite Times Radio presenter. She has this wide-eyed look of total innocence and cult-like belief in the[...]
Propaganda Monthly RoundupPropaganda Monthly Roundup
0 Comments 8:12 pmTimes Radio – Times Radio which purports to be a journalistic outlet produces the most astonishing material. This usually takes[...]
Keeping the dream aliveKeeping the dream alive
0 Comments 5:07 pmFor much of last year Western ‘experts’ and media anchors were dreaming about Russia’s imminent defeat, Kiev’s taking back of[...]
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics – Professor John MearsheimerThe Tragedy of Great Power Politics – Professor John Mearsheimer
0 Comments 6:49 pmIntroduction to the review This book was first published in 2001 and an updated edition was published in 2014. It[...]
A Mark Galeotti and Times Radio propaganda showA Mark Galeotti and Times Radio propaganda show
0 Comments 6:38 pmMark Galeotti is an interesting figure and I often watch his interviews. Here, one of Times Radio’s professional propagandists is[...]
Crying in the wildernessCrying in the wilderness
0 Comments 9:17 pmJohn Mearsheimer is one of the few people in the West (I mean figures from academia, politics or the think-tank[...]
Indonesia’s Peace Plan for UkraineIndonesia’s Peace Plan for Ukraine
0 Comments 11:10 amIndonesia’s defence minister has proposed a peace plan for the war in Ukraine, calling for a demilitarised zone and a United Nations[...]