#USSR

2. It started with a phone call, from Bill Clinton to Boris Yeltsin who won the Presidency of Russia because the US interfered with their election in 1996 to help
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Today in @WiredUK, my op-ed: "Why it’s easier to move country than switch social media" - an argument that the real power of social media comes from switching costs, not
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The Jewish National Fund of Canada used charitable donations to build infrastructure for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), in violation of Canada's tax rules.Canadian charity used donations for projects linked
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I guess I remember as an Alien series weirdo about everyone flipping the fuck out about how cool William Gibson's Alien 3 was going to be, and I was just
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We have been trying to manage a little summer vacation by driving Skyline Drive through the Shenandoah National Park, but the weather and other external factors have not been cooperating.So
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OK, so, I'm biased, but I can't remember the last time I had so much fun watching a show than I did binging @Netflix's "The Queens' Gambit". It is criminally
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(LONG THREAD) Lately, I’ve developed a serious obsession with Chernobyl. The problems that led up to the explosion of Reactor No. 4 are so complex, so intricate, that I find
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My new paper on how the shortage of new homes caused by England's planning system is identical to the shortages caused by the planning system of the Soviet Union. Only
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1) Modern Europe – liberal, democratic Europe – is the United States’ creation. This story was once known to every American, but as the generation responsible for this achievement dies,
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On September 6, 1945 the Korean people came together and declared a People's Republic of Korea. One single country. On September 7, 1945, US troops landed in South Korea. US
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Part 2 If you had to pick 3outstanding characters on the OPEC side, they wld beJavier Alfonso, Father of Opec(see above)Anwar Sadat, Egyptian PM& Ahmed YamaniSadat forced war on Israel
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Lots of discussion lately about what China's intentions might be going forward. So, I thought I'd put together a thread, @ProfPaulPoast-style, on what the IR theory literature has told us
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1. I get frustrated with people expecting instant justice for #spygate & other offenses from the 2016 election. This case is much bigger & more complicated than any of us
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My American friends and colleagues often ask me how the 1980 Miracle on Ice was covered in the USSR. It's a good question. I was 5, and it was likely
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so, i finally watched cuties. the film resonated with me in many ways, and i want to talk about it, because unlike the many north americans having a moral panic
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My translation of the 10th #FSBletters from the #WindofChange inside the FSB to Vladimir Osechkin, a Russian human-rights activist exiled in France. Dated: March 17. Subject: #JAPAN. Please share far
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