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Pre-election antics

3rd October 2023 Hugh Winter American Politics, British Politics, Ukraine

Politicians in democracies often indulge in irresponsible pre-election antics, regardless of harm to their populations and the world. Irresponsible policies to win popularity form a pattern of power observed previously […]

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One comment Conservative Party, dishonesty, irresponsibility, NATO, Poland, Republican party, Rishi Sunak

“Long Corbyn”

8th May 2022 HughWinter British Politics, Ukraine

Laura Kuenssberg was attacked on Twitter for quoting a shadow cabinet minister’s use of the term “long Corbyn” to explain why the Labour Party did not do well in the […]

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One comment Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, NATO, Starmer, Tony Blair

Russian invasion of Ukraine

16th March 2022 HughWinter Europe, geopolitics, Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 Feb 2022 was the result of folly by the political leaders involved.  President Putin’s stated reason for it (which does not justify his actions) […]

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6 Comments foreign policy, NATO, Putin, Russia, UN

Democracy under attack

21st December 2016 HughWinter Europe, terrorism

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market on Monday, 19 December 2016.  Angela Merkel, in a televised broadcast, expressed concern that immigrants might be […]

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Leave a comment AfD, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, ISIS, NATO, Nigel Farage, populism, Russia, social media

Ukrainian Narratives

15th February 2015 HughWinter geopolitics, identity, Ukraine

The recent talks in Minsk were reported in the West in terms of a conflict with Russia – as in this week’s Economist leading article, entitled “Putin’s war on the […]

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Leave a comment NATO, Russia, Turkey

Ukraine after Crimean Separation

23rd March 2014 HughWinter geopolitics, Ukraine

The West has mishandled its relationships with Ukraine and with Russia.  President Putin’s annexation of Crimea now looks irreversible – despite the West’s protests.   The West appears impotent, whilst President […]

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2 Comments Crimea, NATO, Russia, trade, UN

The Future of Ukraine

5th March 2014 HughWinter geopolitics, Ukraine

Introduction It isn’t easy to see how Ukraine’s future can now be determined by its people.  By rejecting a negotiated peace-plan, the protesters in Maidan Square have inadvertently (but predictably) […]

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Leave a comment corruption, Crimea, NATO, Obama, Russia, separatism, trade, UN

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