Tag Archives: Ukraine

The Western Hemisphere

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Muller

Until a couple of weeks ago, I thought Europe, or at least its Nato and EU members, belonged to the Western Hemisphere, with democracy, shared values, strong transatlantic ties. First, in the United States’ National Security Strategy of November 2025 … Continue reading →

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A Pincer Movement?

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Muller

German state-funded television network and public service international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) reported the other day that Ukraine has declared a state of emergency as Russia is relentlessly targeting its infrastructure in the coldest winter since Russia’s full invasion in … Continue reading →

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Big Things Have Small Beginnings

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Muller

A day after the illegitimate (according to international law) abduction of Venezuela’s illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro on orders of US president Donald Trump, the wife (Katie) of Stephen Miller, Trump’s White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland … Continue reading →

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Anschluss

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Muller

Annexation of Crimea by Russia has been compared with that of the West Bank by Israel today. Well, I had in mind the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq’s Saddam Hussein in 1990. While the West is still ignoring the decades-long … Continue reading →

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What Makes Us Exceptional – “Fuck the E.U.”

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Muller

President Barack Obama who has told world leaders that U.S. Americans are exceptional is overdue to come off the high horse. What Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland, thinks about the European Union (“Fuck the EU”; see … Continue reading →

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