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NATO’s New Defence Spending Pledge Is a Distraction
...from what really matters: capability development. Minna Ålander argues in the Europe Dispatch that the new NATO defence spending pledge is unhelpful.
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"Daddy" Just Accelerated The Killing Of Ukrainians
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The US should pull out of the Middle East
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Ukraine Was Just Knifed In The Back
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Weekend Update #123: The Week The USA Started Killing Ukrainians
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Weekend Update#135 (Update): The Ukrainians Just Pulled Off The Most Successful Operation Of The War
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Just Say Thank You and Shut Up
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We Have Witnessed A Historic Failure of Leadership
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Europe Has Failed, But Ukraine Might Still Save It
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Weekend Update #139: The NATO "Daddy" Summit And The Martyrdom Of Ukraine
Ukraine Needs Air Defense Now; Is The Russian Summer Offensive “Failing”?
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The Weirdest Air Campaign In History
A Quick Primer On Where Things Stand
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An Interview With Andriy Zagorodnyuk
How Ukraine Goes Forward From Now
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Fighting For Your Country
In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander continues on a topic related to last week’s discussion on conscription: what makes people willing to…
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So Trump Bombed Iran--Thankfully, Wars Always End In A Day
It Turns Out Its OK To Be A Neocon Interventionist, As Long As MAGA Is The Neocon Interventionist
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Weekend Update #138: Do Not Forget About Ukraine
Putin Restates Maximalist Demands; A Ukrainian Victory Strategy; The Russian Summer Offensive: The Real Center Of Gravity?
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If Trump Will Not Join The War, What Then?
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