Penned from the crooked
timber of humanity
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Russian T-72 Tanks Enter Ukraine – Thoughts from Kiev.
“It seems Putin missed the adage of Marx according to which “history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.” [dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]n case there was still any doubt about the…
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Political Nationalism – Thoughts from Kiev
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap] want to live in Kyiv, and I want to watch the evening news without crying! I want to spend the day without news of casualties and deaths due…
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The Black Sea crisis: More than what it seems.
History, insecurity and brinkmanship reveal an unsettling global future. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he Black sea crisis is likely to be more than simply a resurgent Russia flexing its might or a local…