Will Putin miscalculate and slip into a wider war?
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Ukraine
by Lord Soley • • 9 Comments
Syria and the Ukraine
by Lord Soley • • 24 Comments
Can the current situation in Ukraine and Russia’s new assertiveness spin out of control?
North Korea – the world ducks a moral challenge
by Lord Soley • • 19 Comments
It would be hard to imagine a more brutal and dangerous regime then that in North Korea. Raving optimists will hope that this family dynasty will suddenly convert to democracy and the rule of law. I don’t think so. I desperately hope I can be proved wrong but I doubt it. And yet if China…
Stanislav Markelov Murdered
by Lord Soley • • 1 Comment
More bad news from Russia. Yet another human rights activist has been shot in a well used public street in daylight. The murderers never seem to get caught. It’s impossible to have any real confidence in the police and judicial system in Russia. Tragic.