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The Soviet Union bled heavily to defeat fascism, true. But it was also an industrial war. US lend-lease aid was critical to converting sacrifices into victory. As Kruschev himself wrote,

Unimpressed by the hooligan tone & general righteous swagger of some critics of Charles Glaser. I don't share all of Glaser's assumptions or judgements - and have something in train

Thread: On realism and Iraq. @McFaul, affronted that some in US progressive politics are calling for a "progressive realist" foreign policy, insists: realism is responsible for war and destruction over

Its a good question. First, after Crimea and Salisbury, the UK government along with the US and other allies/partners has taken action short of getting into an escalating crisis: sanctions,

When there's covid/division/distraction, wolves pounce. When there's mere division, the wolves will pounce because the president isn't bombing enough. When its unipolarity and domestically calmer, mustn't be complacent becau

Re-reading the history of President Obama's statecraft...I'm more sympathetic than his many critics, given the dismal hand he was dealt (War on Terror + GFC + partisan fury), and his

I owe you an answer to your very apt challenge last night. What would I, in retrospect, have done differently about the early post-war/Cold War period? This will be boring,