Ken Crook
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Thanks to the monumentally stupid decision to invade Ukraine, Russia is even less of a great power than it was 4 years ago. If your military capacity relies on DPRK and Iran, and you've turned yourself into a dependent of China, you’re not a great power. carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
With Putin in Charge, Russia’s Vassalage to China Will Only Deepen
Moscow should be looking for ways to correct its course and restore balance in its foreign policy, instead of putting all its eggs in the China basket. But Putin is no pragmatic decision-maker, and th...
carnegieendowment.org
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Thanks to the monumentally stupid decision to invade Ukraine, Russia is even less of a great power than it was 4 years ago. If your military capacity relies on DPRK and Iran, and you've turned yourself into a dependent of China, you’re not a great power. carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...
So we're up to n=2. Clearly this is a major public health disaster and we need to get the police involved. Or maybe we just calm down a little.
January 2, 2026 at 7:24 AM
So we're up to n=2. Clearly this is a major public health disaster and we need to get the police involved. Or maybe we just calm down a little.
Is there not an element here of some people expecting the government they voted for to do everything on those people's list of pet projects? I'm also disappointed by them, but I also see that someone like ZP can say whatever he likes to please people because he'll never be elected (hopefully).
January 1, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Is there not an element here of some people expecting the government they voted for to do everything on those people's list of pet projects? I'm also disappointed by them, but I also see that someone like ZP can say whatever he likes to please people because he'll never be elected (hopefully).