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The immediate target of the sanctions in this case is the Russian people. By imposing increasing austerity on the Russian people, forces in the West think that they will became very angry and rebellious, forcing the Russian government to cease …
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The setting is a time near the end of the world. An earnest officer of the Royal Air Force, detailed to an American airbase in the Southwest, is trying to make a call to the president of the United States. …
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The comprehensive sanctions the United States and the West have imposed on Russia take us into an entirely new world. The sanctions are multidimensional, but most important is the “freezing” of Russian foreign exchange reserves, what President Biden called Putin’s …
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It’s been a good few weeks for Nick Clegg. In the middle of February, Sir Nick was promoted by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to President of Global Affairs for the newly rebranded Meta. And not long into his job, Clegg …
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The Menendez bill on sanctions against Russia could be described as a hair trigger on a single-barrel sawed-off shotgun, with all that weapon’s combination of dreadful effect and lack of discrimination. If, God forbid, the Biden administration fires it, the …
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Last week, the United Nations Security Council announced a relaxation of sanctions on Afghanistan. It was an attempt to smooth the flow of humanitarian aid into one of the world’s most benighted nations and curb the suffering of millions of …
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It’s quite the bind for the West’s climate concerns. But unless manna from heaven can power Madrid hospital rooms and Frankfurt e-bikes, a ramp up in solar and wind won’t do. So, call the Kremlin and see what Gazprom and …
