"In the last decade alone, the share of the world population living in autocracies has shot up from 49 percent in 2011 to 70 percent in 2021."—Michael Hirsh, "The Month That Changed a Century." Foreign Policy. April 10, 2022.
Tag: Ukraine
Red Dawn “Wolverines” in Ukraine
"A photo posted to Twitter on Friday morning by journalist Nolan Peterson showed a burned-out Russian T-72 tank on a roadside supposedly near western Kyiv. Along the barrel, scrawled in white spray paint, was the word 'Wolverines,' another seeming homage to the 1984 Cold War-era movie 'Red Dawn'." -Max Hauptman, "‘Wolverines’ graffiti straight out of ‘Red Dawn’ showing … Continue reading Red Dawn “Wolverines” in Ukraine
Defining the West
"The biggest surprise for Putin, of course, was the West. All the nonsense about how the West is decadent, the West is over, the West is in decline, how it’s a multipolar world and the rise of China, et cetera: all of that turned out to be bunk......The West is a series of institutions and … Continue reading Defining the West
Collateral Damage: SATCOM Terminals
"My theory is that attackers somehow managed to compromise/spoof the ground station/NOC in charge of those spot beams covering, at least, Ukraine. At a certain time they abused a legitimate control protocol to issue specific commands to the targeted SATCOM terminals, resulting in the claimed permanent damage. That request may involve disabling the transmitter, corrupting … Continue reading Collateral Damage: SATCOM Terminals
Why is Ukraine the West’s Fault?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JrMiSQAGOS4&ab_channel=TheUniversityofChicago This is not a view you see in Western media. So, I thought I might point to it as something to consider.
Ukraine Crisis Live
The Guardian has live coverage of the all the latest developments in the 2022 Ukraine crisis.
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