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пятница, августа 15, 2025


Timofey Bordachev: History is full of high-level talks that preceded war rather than preventing it.

Alexander Bobrov: And so the true symbolic takeaway from Anchorage is not just that it happened, but that it signals a new phase. After decades of reflexive Cold War confrontation, Moscow and Washington are learning to navigate what might best be called a Cold Peace. Like an Alaskan summer, it feels chilly at first – northern, austere, forbidding. But stay awhile, and the frost gives way to a surprising warmth, a climate where coexistence, if not friendship, becomes possible.

суббота, августа 09, 2025

Photograph Credit: Yoshi O'Hara
River Jude Bottom photographed by Bruce Weber in 1990

1991 Polaroid of River Jude Bottom in Gainesville, Florida by Diego Uchitel

воскресенье, мая 11, 2025

Moshe Kahn: The first step in learning to make distinctions is in recognizing that there is a God Who is distinct from humans. Rigid rules, with details that may seem arbitrary, are cast in order to reinforce our ability to make distinctions. The ability to make distinctions is the foundation of morality and keeps society in order. It is therefore in our best interest as individuals and as a community to constantly work on improving this capacity. By paying attention to the details, we come close to God and are reminded that the greatest distinction we can make is between life and death, and it is our responsibility to choose life.

среда, марта 19, 2025

Fyodor Lukyanov: What distinguishes Trump from his predecessors is that he is not seeking global hegemony based on ideology. Unlike the liberal interventionists who preceded him, Trump has little interest in abstract ideas. He views American dominance in the world not as a matter of spreading democracy or human rights, but as the ability to secure concrete gains – especially economic ones.