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The Grim Business of the War in Ukraine: Making Profits on Human Despair

THE GRIM BUSINESS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE: MAKING PROFITS ON HUMAN DESPAIR by Gennady Shkliarevsky, who is Ukrainian, is Professor Emeritus of History at Bard College   The war in Ukraine has entered its third year...

UKRAINE:  WHAT’S NEXT?

UKRAINE:  WHAT’S NEXT? Professor Gennady Shkliarevsky   Last Tuesday Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky visited Washington to meet with President Biden and American legislators.  The visit came at a critical moment in the war between Russia and Ukraine. ...

THE AGONY OF UKRAINE:  WHOSE WAR IS IT ANYWAY?

THE AGONY OF UKRAINE:  WHOSE WAR IS IT ANYWAY? Selected Passages from Correspondences by Gennady Shkliarevsky The war in Ukraine is rapidly approaching the end of its second year.  Although the war continues to rage unabated, it...

THE LESSON OF THE OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS

by Gennady Shkliarevsky     Last off-year elections were an important test for the Republican Party and its agenda.  They were a kind of dress rehearsal before the main battles the next year when the country again...

THE MIDDLE EASTERN FIASCO AND THE IMPERATIVE OF NEW WORLD ORDER

  THE MIDDLE EASTERN FIASCO AND THE IMPERATIVE OF NEW WORLD ORDER Gennady Shkliarevsky, Professor Emeritus, History   The latest eruption of deadly violence in the Middle East has shaken the world and divided it into two opposing...

A TRYING MOMENT FOR AMERICA

by Gennady Shkliarevsky   This is a sad moment for America.  There will certainly be a lot of finger-pointing and mutual accusations.  Some will put the blame on Gaetz, others on McCarthy.  There will be some...

A Bizarre Visit Sends Yet Another Signal To Change the U.S. Course on Ukraine

by Gennady Shkliarevsky   President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky has just completed his visit to the United States, where he attended a session of the General Assembly, a meeting of the Security Council, and several meetings...

WARMONGERS’ FALSE NARRATIVE

by Gennady Shkliarevsky   The counter-offensive launched by Zelensky’s government is failing.  The most eloquent sign of this failure is the fact that Zelensky is ratcheting up his warlike rhetoric.  He is now publicizing an apocalyptic...

The Debt Showdown and Public Good

by Gennady Shkliarevsky The intensity of the drama over the debt limit is rapidly approaching its high point. The standoff between the White House and the Democrats, on one hand, and the House and the...

WHO IS TRYING TO HOLD THE GUN TO WHOSE HEAD?

by Gennady Shkliarevsky The conflict over the debt limit is reaching its critical stage.  All facts point to one conclusion:  the Democrats and the Republicans stand on opposite poles, and the prospects for a solution...