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Ahead of the Kherson counter-offensive, August in Ukraine has been a lively month. But it may still be a long winter.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi wanted one more swing at China before headed to pasture. Her timing was terrible.

What is the Octopus Doctrine, why does it matter and is this the end of endless proxy wars?

78 Years ago, the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.

Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech just got a lot more relevant.

It's war in Ukraine. It could have been stopped in 2014, and now he have to pay a higher price.

China's President Xi appears to be isolating China with in its block. Will it work? Does it ever?

Things are getting hairy with Ukraine and Taiwan, but let's not forget that Iran is about to go weapons-grade.

The West is guessing what Vladimir Putin is thinking. It should stop and focus on what he's selling.

Vladimir Putin things that Ukraine is Russia. Many Ukrainians think that as well. It is confusing...

Vladimir Putin's is gambling that the West is too distracted by China to stop him. We need to understand whose team he's on.

The Year Ahead: Prepare for a Bipolar world.

China's hypersonic gliders are clever, and problematic.

The Taliban is now facing a civil war with the Islamic State in Afghanistan. It's going to be a long one.

Chinese real estate, moral hazards, and the dozen years it took Murff to be right.

France is in grand furie over the Australian nuclear submarines. Of course it's our fault.

Whether we left 10 years ago, or stayed another 20, this was always going to happen. It didn't have to happen like this.

After 20 years and $2 trillion, the US is quitting Afghanistan in roughly the same place we found it.

Zersetzung! The East German art of sowing chaos and discord. As a tactic, it still has its fans.

After nine years of civil war, Libya has a national interim government. Will this one stick? Do they ever stick as well as we remember?