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weeklystandard.com - 17 days ago
Meet the New Warsaw Pact
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The borders have been pushed east, countries have switched sides, but the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization's raison d'etre isn't that much different than its Cold War predecessor. That is, to provide a strong military counterweight to NATO and ultimately return the European ...
article.nationalreview.com - 15 days ago
Centuries in the Making -- By: Conrad Black
— article.nationalreview.com — T wenty years ago, like scores of millions of others, I watched in delight as the Berlin Wall came down. A huge crowd stood in front of the Brandenburg Gate, waving the flag of the Federal Republic and singing the current words of the country’s ... (more) Centuries in the Making -- By: Conrad Black

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