And now the dumbest takes about Ukraine
From Bill Kristol to Nikole Hannah-Jones, Twitter’s many geopolitical strategists have been busy
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Monday
Sunday
Yes, Russia could use nuclear weapons
Putin has put his nuclear forces on alert, forcing us to think the unthinkable
Biden’s confusion over sanctions
He’s cracking down on the autocratic Putin but easing up on autocratic Iran. Why?
Friday
No, China isn’t about to invade Taiwan
The idea that Putin’s incursion into Ukraine sends Beijing a signal simply doesn’t hold up
Europe’s ‘green’ transition put it at Russia’s mercy
By abandoning fracking, they didn’t give up fossil fuels; they just imported more from the east
What happened to Tough Guy Joe Biden?
As Putin shells Kyiv, the man who threatened to take Trump behind the gym is nowhere to be seen
Thursday
The stakes for Europe are even higher than in 1938
Putin’s invasion has set off a terrifying waiting game across the continent
Eating donuts in Poland as the bombs fall
A country waits on edge for more refugees from Ukraine
Let Russia choke on Ukraine
Occupying a nation can very often backfire, as the United States learned in Afghanistan
Biden’s weak words on the Russian invasion
The president was outdone by Boris and Macron, while China spun and sneered
Was Russia’s ‘rape’ of Ukraine inevitable?
Putin has used sexually violent language to refer to Ukraine for some time
Wednesday
Joe Biden is no Jack Kennedy
JFK caused Russia to blink over Cuba, while Biden gave everything away from the start
The Ukraine debacle showcases Joe Biden’s many failures
Thanks to his energy policy, the US is helping to fund Russia’s military adventurism
Biden exploits the Russia conflict for political gain
It’s all Donald Trump’s fault, unless there isn’t a war, in which case the president gets the credit
Monday
Diplomacy is Ukraine’s last hope
Rumors of a Russian invasion are ominous but negotiations can still save the day
Time to retire the ‘Munich’ analogy?
Putin is a bad guy — but he’s playing realpolitik, while Hitler was a lunatic
Sunday
Why Glenn Greenwald backs Putin
Few things are sure in life: death, taxes and Glenn Greenwald advocating whatever position happens to be in the interests of Vladimir Putin
Tuesday
As with Iraq, so with Russia
The hawks and neocons have returned, demanding war and silencing dissent
NATO won’t bleed for Ukraine
Acknowledging that is the single best way to stop a Russian invasion, yet policymakers refuse
Monday
Is this Biden’s Munich moment?
It might be something even worse — and the clock is ticking
