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Well, the Ukraine Victory Plan presented to the public, outside of three secret protocols, by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in October 2024 was on life support, with only French President Emmanuel Macron holding out hope. The rest of Ukraine's allies declined to publicly reject the proposal, but press leaks indicated that it was unrealistic and incomplete. The results of the U.S. presiden...
Offramps and Roadblocks as Ukraine and Russia Stakeout Positions
Nov 15, 2024
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In 1998, Russia launched the first module of the International Space Station (ISS), and on November 2, 2000, a Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut arrived with the first crew, marking the space station's continuous occupancy since then. In its 24 years of service, the ISS has had over 270 people flown to the station from 22 countries. By most metrics, the IS...
Scrambling to Replace the International Space Station
Nov 09, 2024
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As Turkey attempts to negotiate a return to the F-35 Lighting II fighter program with the United States, the world may witness a geopolitical version of groveling. Turkey was one of the original partner countries in the program, with an order for up to 100 units of the Air Force F-35A version. Turkey and its President Tayyip Erdogan, most likely still suffering from the impacts of the failed 2016 ...
“Take me back, I love you.” - Turkish President Erdogan, maybe
Nov 03, 2024
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