RSS- It is time to throw away the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and give the public better information
- “Hurricane Milton is forecast to become a Category 5 and is taking aim at Florida”
- The recent loss of Vuhledar
- Tom Cooper on Iran’s latest missile strike on Israel
- Iran Launches About 200 Ballistic Missiles at Israel
- “Hezbollah’s tunnels and flexible command weather Israel’s deadly blows”
- Nasrallah killed?
- “The flight to Mars is canceled — human kidneys can’t handle it.”
- Newspapers say that NY City Mayor Eric Adams is charged in a sealed federal criminal indictment
- “Without immigrants, America’s job growth would have stalled”
Category Archives: Europe
Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish capital came to a standstill Thursday on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, an ill-fated revolt against Nazi German forces during World War II. Sirens wailed, church bells rang and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Europe, Germany, History, Poland, TTG
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US, Russia prisoner swap secures release of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others
After a historically complex, monthslong negotiation involving more than six countries and two dozen prisoners, the Biden administration on Thursday announced it had secured the release of three American citizens from Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Europe, Germany, Russia, TTG
23 Comments
“Before Biden can save Ukraine, he must use the NATO summit to save himself”
CNN — The NATO summit was long planned to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary, to lock in longterm military support for Ukraine and even to future-proof the West against a possible second term for Donald Trump. But no one expected the … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Policy, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
86 Comments
500 Years of Western Dominance: Is it Coming to an End and What Comes Next?
The lesson from the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was that no one power could restore order based on hegemony and universal values, as the other states in Europe would preserve their own sovereignty and distinctiveness by collectively balancing the most … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Interviews and Lectures, Politics, Russia, TTG
55 Comments
Three Seas Summit: Vilnius 2024
On Thursday [11 April], President Gitanas Nausėda chaired the plenary session of the ninth summit of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) in Vilnius. In his address, the President stressed that the current geopolitical situation has given the Three Seas Initiative … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
48 Comments
More provocation. An attack on a Moscow concert hall and mall by several persons has produced many casualties.
By Robert Willmann As if indiscriminate violence has not been enough starting at the Mediterranean Sea and going through Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and then up into Ukraine. Now an attack on a civilian entertainment and mall area in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Europe, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Russia, Ukraine Crisis
Tagged Attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow
163 Comments
“How the Czech Republic has just stopped Putin cold and saved Ukraine”
Russia went to war in Ukraine two years ago with twice as many artillery pieces as Ukraine had. But it isn’t the advantage in howitzers that really matters – it’s the advantage in shells. After all, a single gun firing … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
73 Comments
“Russia Threatens Moldova With ‘Military Scenario’ Over Transnistria”
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Galuzin, has warned Moldova of “a military scenario” if it attempts to resolve the problem of the breakaway Transnistrian region by force. “We are extremely concerned about such a possibility and have always made it … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
41 Comments
“New NATO Member Finland Elects a President Set to Keep Up Hard Line on Neighboring Russia”
Associated Press | By Jari Tanner HELSINKI — Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has narrowly won a runoff vote to become Finland’s next president, who will steer security policy that includes integrating the new NATO member into the alliance at … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Russia, TTG
63 Comments
“The Advent of Russia and the New World”
A new world is being born before our eyes. Russia’s military operation in Ukraine has opened a new era – and in three dimensions at once. And of course, in the fourth, domestic Russian. Here begins a new period both … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
75 Comments