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BELARUS NOTES #10: PROPAGANDA AND FREEDOM
A social media influencer interviewed Lukashenka. It was not pretty.
Paul Hansbury
Mar 256 min read
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BACK TO THE FUTURE: PUTIN AND TRUMP 2.0
In the past Donald Trump's praise for Putin was often interpreted as fealty. His current rhetoric suggests a different interpretation.
Paul Hansbury
Jan 276 min read
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RUSSIA AND IRAN: A DEVILISH PARTNERSHIP
Four reasons why the Iran-Russia relationship is the partnership western states should fear the most at present.
Paul Hansbury
Oct 6, 20248 min read
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FRANCE VS. TELEGRAM: IS FREE SPEECH AT RISK?
The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has prompted accusations of a curb on free speech. To my mind, the debate should be about privacy.
Paul Hansbury
Aug 27, 20246 min read
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DRONE ATTACK! WHAT WILL FUTURE WARS LOOK LIKE?
Drones and killer robots. The future of war is neither science fiction nor a computer game, only an ethical and legal dilemma.
Paul Hansbury
Aug 22, 20245 min read
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SPACE RACE 2.0
Great power competition in space. The militarisation of space should concern us all, as we rely on satellites in so much of our daily lives.
Paul Hansbury
Aug 8, 20245 min read
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WHOSE MAN IN HAVANA?
A new investigation pins a series of mysterious 'attacks' against US diplomatic staff on Russia's military intelligence. A few comments.
Paul Hansbury
Apr 11, 20245 min read
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CHINA THREAT?
Some are lobbying for the UK government to label China as a 'threat' in its official documents. How worried should we really be about China?
Paul Hansbury
Apr 5, 20246 min read
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THE OLD MEN AND THE BOMB
Forty years ago this week the world came close to nuclear war. NATO's Able Archer exercise very nearly went very wrong.
Paul Hansbury
Nov 7, 20235 min read
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QUICK NOTES ON THE PUTIN—KIM SUMMIT
With his collar suit and Mao-styled haircut, Kim Yong-Un conjures an image of China... Frankly, I think the summit's significance is slight.
Paul Hansbury
Sep 13, 20235 min read
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REASONS TO CHANGE TACK #3: NUCLEAR WEAPONS
I am not usually one to throw caution to the wind, but I am rethinking my position on the rhetoric round nuclear weapons.
Paul Hansbury
Jul 25, 202310 min read
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ON UKRAINE'S COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
The Chaplain struggles to distinguish between illusion and reality. I can’t remember the context of the following quote from Catch-22...
Paul Hansbury
Jun 6, 20238 min read
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REASONS TO CHANGE TACK #1: CHINA AND MICROCHIPS
One of my goals in keeping this blog is to track my thought processes and I particularly want to keep notes on any event or information...
Paul Hansbury
Apr 4, 20235 min read
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