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Sep 19, 2024 | 
thebulletin.org | Phillips P. O’Brien |Erik English
There should have been a nuclear war by now—at least if the wargames and academic models of state behavior are to be believed. For the last two-and-a-half years, Ukraine, in its fight to protect its land and people, has repeatedly and in an escalatory fashion continued to flout the warnings of nuclear-armed Russia. In doing so, the Ukrainians have steadily done things that were confidently claimed to be clear triggers for Russian nuclear weapons use.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Phillips P. O’Brien
Europe may soon find itself in a tight spot. By the end of January 2025, the continent’s most important partner, the United States, could be led by former President Donald Trump, who has said that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell it wanted” to European countries that did not do what he wanted: spend more on defense. The previous Trump administration strained the transatlantic relationship, and the next iteration would almost certainly be worse.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
spectator.co.uk | Phillips Payson O'Brien |Phillips P. O’Brien
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May 23, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Phillips P. O’Brien
The U.S. has been so powerful for so long that it has forgotten what it means to fight an existential war. It certainly has forgotten how to win one. The strategy the Biden administration is now imposing on Ukraine has both aided its war efforts and hobbled it at the same time. By controlling what Ukraine can and can’t attack with American weapons, the U.S. has made it a much longer and more destructive war than it had to be.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
almendron.com | Alex Crowther |Jahara Matisek |Phillips P. O’Brien
A taboo has been broken in Europe. Only a few months ago, it would have been inconceivable for European leaders to propose sending European troops to Ukraine. But on February 26, French President Emmanuel Macron said the deployment of European forces to Ukraine could not be “ruled out”. Since then, other European officials have joined the chorus; the Finnish defense minister and Polish foreign minister have both suggested that their countries’ forces could end up in Ukraine.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Alex Crowther |Jahara Matisek |Phillips P. O’Brien
A taboo has been broken in Europe. Only a few months ago, it would have been inconceivable for European leaders to propose sending European troops to Ukraine. But on February 26, French President Emmanuel Macron said the deployment of European forces to Ukraine could not be “ruled out.” Since then, other European officials have joined the chorus; the Finnish defense minister and Polish foreign minister have both suggested that their countries’ forces could end up in Ukraine.
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Jan 14, 2024 | 
spectator.co.uk | Phillips Payson O'Brien |Phillips P. O’Brien
Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments I’m told that these days you can still buy pastries which look like Boris Johnson, or drink beers with Boris Johnson’s face on the label, in Kyiv. There is even a Boris Johnson street somewhere in southern Ukraine. Though it has been described as ‘nondescript’ it’s still a sign that Britain’s early support for Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, lives on in the imagination of many...
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Jan 1, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Phillips P. O’Brien
He has spoken about standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, about helping the country “for as long as it takes” and about not letting Mr. Putin win. But the administration has never made a clear commitment to a Ukrainian victory—to helping the country liberate all its legally recognized territory and become part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Perhaps the reason for this reluctance is obvious: The Biden administration doesn’t want Ukraine to win.
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Christopher Sandford |Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore |Douglas Murray |Phillips P. O’Brien
It’s just after nine on a gray Pacific Northwest morning, and Danny Bonaduce, the once winsome redheaded child star of TV’s The Partridge Family, is dispensing life advice on Seattle’s 102.5 KZOK classic-rock radio station. “My ex-husband has a gambling problem and won’t ever show up for our two kids,” one distressed young woman announces. “Keep a journal. Write down what he does wrong, it’ll be useful one day in court,” says Danny, speaking in his familiar rapid-fire, gravelly voice.
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore |Douglas Murray |Phillips P. O’Brien |Peter Wood
Imelda Marcos allegedly wants three words inscribed on her tombstone: Here Lies Love. It’s a poetic expression made grimly baleful by the reality of the Marcos regime: Imelda and her husband Ferdinand ruled the Philippines with an increasingly iron fist from 1965-86, committing countless human rights abuses as they robbed the country’s coffers.
