Tag: Cold War
The Dreams of a New Cold War Are Here to Stay
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Inside Olaf Scholz’s historic shift on defense, Ukraine and Russia – POLITICO
BERLIN — At 1:49 p.m. on Saturday, February 26, Andrij Melnyk, Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, finally got the message he’d been hoping to receive for more than seven years.
“We’re changing course,” the text from a senior German politician began. “All arms deliveries to commence. Very late. I hope not too late. Finally.”
Sitting at his cluttered desk in central Berlin, Melnyk, whose vociferous advocacy for Ukraine had made him a diplomatic pariah in the German capital, couldn’t believe his
The Strategic Blunder That Led to Today’s Conflict in Ukraine
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What We Miss When We Say a War Has “Ended”
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Welcome to the New Cold War
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This Is the Unbuilding of America
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One Brother Gave the Soviets the A-Bomb. The Other Got a Medal.
When Real Life Feels More Like Science Fiction
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Do We Really Need Another Cold War?
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