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Brian M Downing Europe hasn’t been this unstable since the Second World War. That presents dangers and opportunities. Most of Turkey lies in Asia but it’s in NATO (if barely), seeks EU membership, and historically fights Russia. Tsars and general secretaries have long wanted to control the Dardanelles-Bosporous straits. Putin Read More …
Brian M Downing Ukrainian intelligence has been warning that N Korean troops are training in the Russian Far East for deployment in Ukraine. American intelligence now believes that some 10,000 N Korean soldiers, in Russian uniforms, are heading into the war. Moscow will likely be giving Pyongyang missile and nuclear Read More …
Brian M Downing The policy of Russia is changeless. Its methods, its tactics, its maneuvers may change, but the polar star of its policy, world domination, is a fixed star. – Karl Marx The war on Ukraine didn’t stem from NATO expansion. It was the result of Putin’s fixation on Read More …
Brian M Downing The Russian invasion of Ukraine is one of the clearest cases aggression since the Third Reich attacked Poland. Nonetheless, or predictably, responsibility is debated, with some asserting that NATO expansion to the east is to blame. This of course is the Kremlin’s position. It’s been picked up Read More …