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Biden’s ‘Slow Yes’ for Weapons Doomed Ukraine to a Stalemate with Russia

Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 6:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Biden’s ‘slow yes’ helped Russia From the outset, US President Biden framed the war in Ukraine as a tectonic battle between autocracy and democracy. Yet, the US and NATO have been helping Ukraine, a democratic country, fight merely to survive rather than win.  Last week, Time Magazine published a definitive update with this striking headline: “The Biden Administration’s… Read more.

G20 Summit India: More About Schmoozing Than Anything Else

Friday, September 8, 2023 at 9:30 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I’ve argued for years that annual G20 summits are much ado about nothing. But I’ve always recognized their one politically redeeming value.  That used to be the opportunity for the world’s political power brokers to forge collegial relationships. Even that illusion has crumbled. G20 Summit India President Putin is AWOL. But he has been for years. This year, Russia’s genocidal… Read more.