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The West Shouldn’t Rush to Admit Ukraine Into the NATO Alliance

Post author By Martin Makaryan
Post date July 16, 2021
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Ukraine’s admission into the transatlantic military alliance is a delicate issue which requires careful consideration of geopolitical factors and pragmatism by Western policymakers.

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Uskorenie, Perestroika, Glasnost: How and Why Gorbachev Killed the Soviet Union

Post author By Matthew Rutzen
Post date March 30, 2021
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Gorbachev wanted to create “socialism with a human face.” But in an attempt to save his own country, he was squashed by both his former allies and the new reformers. Uskorenie, perestroika, and glasnost simply pulled away the fragile veil that kept society stifled.

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