Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Ukraine's military turns Russian equipment into 'scrap metal' in newly released video -- Russia scales up offensive from north of Pokrovsk -- Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia's war machine running -- Lithuania warns against 'hollow' Article 5-like guarantees for Ukraine ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/tuesday-february-17-2026/
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Zelensky unveils 3-track plan as talks intensify: Peace deal, security guarantees, reconstruction -- Trump's new security doctrine gives Putin exactly what he wants -- Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus -- "It burns for 3 days": Ukrainian drone strike sparked huge fire at Russia's Temryuk Seaport ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/wednesday-december-10-2025/
Final chance to buy
This We’ll Defend was one of the first books I wrote. It’s getting increasingly out of date, though, so I’ve decided to take it off sale.
Until the end of the month, print and ebook copies are available at a steep discount here on my website. After that, it will only be available second hand.
The proximate causes of the current conflicts in #Ukraine, the #MiddleEast, the #SouthChinaSea and even #Armenia might be different, but the bigger picture showed an interconnected battlefield in which #PostColdWar certainties had given way to “great-power competition” in which authoritarian leaders were testing the boundaries of their empires. #Russia #China #XiJinPing
‘We’re in 1938 now’: #Putin's war in Ukraine and lessons from history
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/08/putin-war-ukraine-forgotten-lessons-of-history-europe
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