Tag Archives: ukraine
The Road to Unfreedom
I read widely and I follow news and politics closely, but in recent years I’ve often felt utterly baffled by world events. It’s like I’m trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle without the picture on the box. I manage … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Politics
Tagged autocracy, book review, democracy, nonfiction, Russia, timothy snyder, tyranny, ukraine
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The Economic Weapon
This book could not be more timely. Published one month before Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War is about the origins, evolution and uses of economic sanctions during … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Politics
Tagged book review, economic weapon, league of nations, nonfiction, Russia, sanctions, ukraine
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Notes on the Invasion of Ukraine
I read because it helps me make sense of the world. I blog because it helps me distill what I’ve read, and hopefully it helps others make sense of the world too. The events of the past week make all … Continue reading
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