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allies
Politics

America’s mythical allies – and the real ones

November 24, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Sam Vinograd, an Obama administration nat sec alumnus – and now, needless to say, a CNN nat sec analyst – is hearing sounds: It's like I can almost hear our …

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History

When Poland saved Europe

August 10, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A hundred years ago this week, a series of biggest battles that Europe were to witness between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the beginning of …

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Politics

America is bad for democracy, say allies

June 16, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Dalia Research, the Alliance for Democracies and Rasmussen International have released the results of the Democracy Perception Index, the largest study of its kind, based on interviews with 124,000 people in …

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History / Politics

Who Won World War Two?

May 12, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The commemorations and celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War were mooted this year. No obligatory parades or gathering took place at the time of …

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Politics

Those That Trust Trump, or Who Hearts America?

January 14, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A fascinating update, courtesy of Pew Research Center, on attitudes towards the United States around the world, best summarised in this table: It’s personally interesting to note that Poland is the …

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internet
Politics

Russia and China after your internet

December 30, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Nothing good ever comes of when these two take interest in something: The United Nations on Friday approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention on cybercrime, …

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1939-1
History / Politics

That time Poland was wearing a short skirt

December 27, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The year wouldn’t go past without Vladimir Putin managing to again eschew any role in starting the Second World War and instead blaming Poland for getting invaded: Speaking at a …

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Politics

The Great Australian Nothingburger

October 1, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The hills are alive with the sound of shrieking (because it’s a day ending with -day) from the Democrats and their PR wing in the mainstream media, with the new …

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History / Politics

The Fourth Partition

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

It’s 2019, so over the next few years we will commemorate a number of 80th anniversaries connected with the Second World War. British people will be reminded of their darkest …

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1939
History

The two “what if”s of September 1939

September 1, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Eighty years ago, Germany invaded Poland from the west, the north and the south, starting World War Two. Seventeen days later. the Soviet Union invaded from the east, completing the …

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History / Politics

Russia tries to normalise Ribbentrop-Molotov

August 25, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The other day the world (mostly Eastern Europe and a few history buffs) remembered to 80th anniversary of the signing in Moscow of the infamous Ribbentrop-Molotov non-aggression pact between the …

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Culture / Politics

Chernobyl versus nuclear power

June 5, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

I don’t know whether it was the intention of the creators of HBO’s “Chernobyl” mini-series to scare the viewers’ pants off about the nuclear technology (I do know it was …

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orangeman
Politics

The Collusion Delusion

April 19, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

I’ve always remained sceptical of the claims of conspiracies between Trump and Putin. It’s not because I’m a fan of Trump’s (and definitely not Putin’s). And it’s certainly not because …

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Politics

Stalin – more popular than ever

April 17, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Read this, weep, and just think what the world’s reaction would be if 70 per cent of Germans approved of Hitler’s role in their history: Seventy percent of Russian respondents …

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stalin
Culture / Politics

Should we laugh at evil?

December 11, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Theodor Ardano had once famously written, “After Auschwitz, no poetry”.  One can understand the sentiment even today. But there is poetry. And there is comedy. But not about Auschwitz, of …

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History / Politics

The strange attraction of communist brutalism

November 18, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Last month “The New York Times Style Magazine” asked the question that no one has really been asking anywhere: “Can Poland’s Faded Brutalist Architecture Be Redeemed?” My short answer was …

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uspoland
Politics

Welcome to Fort Trump?

September 19, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The dream of an US military base in Poland seems one step closer to reality: President Donald Trump said the U.S. is considering a permanent military presence in Poland, something the Eastern European …

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texas
Politics

Not bigger than Texas

September 13, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Congratulations, the United States, for the first time in 1973 the world’s biggest oil producer: The feat demonstrates how the US shale oil boom has reshaped the global energy landscape. American oil …

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red-sparrow
Love / Politics

Are there Reds in your bed?

September 11, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Oh, not to be young and Russian in Washington DC, “Politico” reports: Nothing prepared the young Russians of Washington for the wintry blast of social isolation and suspicion that followed …

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WTF

What on Earth is a Kalashnikov electric car?

August 24, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

I know there is Christmas in July, but is there an April Fools’ Day in August? Russian arms maker Kalashnikov on Thursday presented its new electric car inspired by a …

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