Anastasia Edel

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Anastasia Edel

When tech billionaires and crypto moguls hailed Donald Trump’s reelection and flocked to his inauguration ceremony and ball, million-dollar donations in hand, some were abandoning previous liberal affiliations and all were now lining up behind an openly authoritarian president. The surface rationale is that megabusiness leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Marc Andreessen are safeguarding their companies and their shareholders’ interests.

2 months ago | realcleardefense.com | Anastasia Edel

Dissent is deadly in a totalitarian country. Vladimir Putin promised a lightning war — but almost three years after his invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military is bleeding. The number of casualties, alone, is shocking. Even Trump has remarked on the consequences of Putin “grinding it out”. Since February 2022, Moscow has suffered some 700,000 casualties, including around 100,000 dead.

2 months ago | unherd.com | Anastasia Edel

EuropeMeatgrinderRussiarussia ukraine warVladimir PutinWar Vladimir Putin promised a lightning war — but almost three years after his invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military is bleeding. The number of casualties, alone, is shocking. Even Trump has remarked on the consequences of Putin “grinding it out”. Since February 2022, Moscow has suffered some 700,000 casualties, including around 100,000 dead.

Nov 28, 2024 | almendron.com | Anastasia Edel

In Ukraine’s prolonged struggle against Russia, the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president was a black swan event. Among other positions, Trump ran on the promise of extricating the United States from the conflict in Ukraine. His closest allies have openly disparaged Kyiv and made overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Thus, with this transition of power begins a new chapter of the war in which Western support for Ukraine could fall by the wayside.

Nov 26, 2024 | archive.is | Nathan Robinson |Stephen M. Walt |Stacy Gilbert |Anastasia Edel

Until recently, the Biden administration has publicly insisted that it is conducting vigorous diplomacy to end Israel’s war in Gaza. That war has made Gaza unlivable and likely resulted in well over 100,000 deaths. Health care and aid workers have been killed in staggering numbers, and Gaza has been designated the most dangerous place on Earth to be a child.