Great piece, @gideonrachman “Putin [may] believe that massive bloodshed is justified to unite the nation […] Abraham Lincoln’s army burnt down Atlanta in 1864 to preserve American unity. Otto von Bismarck fought three wars to unify Germany” on.ft.com/3h2opTC
The negotiations have (so far) failed to seize any initiative. Re: Boyd’s Patterns of Conflict, Rus has overwhelming dominance in unpredictability & Adaptability. Leaving little leverage for US.
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Eagerly waiting for an op-ed by a US-based international security expert arguing that if Russia invades KZ, it is because concerns about NATO forced Putin to do it
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Ricky Gervais:
"...You say you're woke but the companies you work for...Apple, Amazon, Disney...if ISIS started a streaming service you'd call your agent, wouldn't you. If you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech..."
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Post Soviet visual. Prince Charles & Vladimir Putin. Photo by Martin Keene, St.Petersburg, Russia, 1994
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We talked with Deripaska about how US sanctions are pushing Russian business closer to Vladimir Putin wsj.com/articles/u-s-sanctio…
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This spectacular night scene of the mass hunger strike in Tiananmen Square 1989 was taken by a friend of mine. He wants it to be shared, but is too afraid to reveal his name.
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{ mograph } If someone was looking for inspiration on starting up some one-a-days, obsessing over Eugene Korolev's work wouldn't be a bad place to start.
