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Geoffrey Roberts

The trouble with telling history as it happens
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The trouble with telling history as it happens

In the Ukraine War, scholar Serhii Plokhy has his own biases, which can get in the way of his profession’s fidelity to evidence.

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Whose 'Stalingrad' will Bakhmut be?

Neither the Soviets nor the Germans intended to wage such an epic battle of attrition during WWII, but they were willing to. Sound familiar?

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Europe

How this card game can help explain the war in Ukraine

Putin may or may not be a secret bridge player, but it helps us understand his strategies, tactics, and modes of thinking.

Are these hawks really calling for a preventative war?
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Are these hawks really calling for a preventative war?

A group of former senior US officials thinks Putin will attack NATO next, but that scenario is highly unlikely.

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What George Kennan can teach us about US-Russia relations

The American statesman famous for bringing about ‘containment’ sought to view the world through Moscow’s eyes.