Posts by: Gary Scarrabelotti

Superpower befuddlement

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Régime change and popular elections in the Islamic world give rise only to new cycles of repression, not to new democracies. 

By Gary Scarrabelotti 

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Imagination meltdown

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The folly and indifference of empire.

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Let lie the sleeping dogs-of-war

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New Russia

New Russia — Old Khanate: Catherine the Great’s imperial legacy.

It’s a dangerous thing when old empires try to correct the follies of the past.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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The great Ukraine blunder

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Dementing Europe a dangerous friend.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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The masks they wear

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Masks

Madness and illusion in politics vs. the iron rule of democracy.

By David Kehoe

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