Chernobyl versus nuclear power
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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The Collusion Delusion
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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Stalin – more popular than ever
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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Should we laugh at evil?
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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The strange attraction of communist brutalism
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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Welcome to Fort Trump?
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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Not bigger than Texas
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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Are there Reds in your bed?
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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What on Earth is a Kalashnikov electric car?
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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Questions for Alexander Downer
It has been a few months now since “The New York Times” first reported on the curious story how an Australian diplomat might have been the starting point of the …
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