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Did the US violate the Budapest Memorandum prior to 2014?
It has long been my contention that the Ukraine conflict is a tragedy that could have been avoided if we had had competent leadership in the White House in the past 35 years. Each presidential administration has had a choice…
Read moreWill Russia cede its claimed territory to Ukraine or vice versa?
I don’t know if this is factual or if it is media spin, but the most current explanation of Putin’s plan to end the war is that he wants Ukraine to withdraw from the Donetsk oblast only in order to…
Read moreAleksandr Dugin's Concept of the "Monotonic Process"
Aleksandr Dugin’s concept of the “monotonic process” is a core element of his critique of modernity and a foundational rejection in his Fourth Political Theory. This term encapsulates his philosophical opposition to linear, progressive views of history and development.
Read moreWhat will be Ukraine's population if Russia wins the war?
Here’s a breakdown of Ukraine’s population figures, based on the latest available data and estimates: 1. Population in 1992: Approximately 52,056,600 (Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine). This was shortly after independence, still close to the peak p…
Read moreIs your head stuck in the 1980s?
I sometimes rebut people in their neoconservative geopolitical views by telling them that their head is stuck in the 1980s. This is what I mean by that. The 20th century was the century of the contest between Modernist political theories…
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