Russia is not the Soviet Union—what are ‘we’ afraid of?
Over a quarter of a century has passed since the Soviet Union dissolved into its constituent republics, and since its satellite countries in Eastern Europe have declared their independence from Soviet...
View ArticleNuclear Arms in Europe: Who are the Adversaries?
This question arises from a comment made by Daryl G. Press, PhD at a seminar on “Nuclear Weapons and European Security—a good match?” in Stockholm, on 26 January this year. Additionally, the seminar’s...
View ArticleThe Outlook is Grim for the People of Afghanistan
On what authority do I state this? I have one specific source and one general source. The specific source is a day-long seminar held December 1 at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI)...
View ArticleNuclear Arms in Europe: Who are the Adversaries?
This question arises from a comment made by Daryl G. Press, PhD at a seminar on “Nuclear Weapons and European Security—a good match?” in Stockholm, on 26 January this year. Additionally, the seminar’s...
View ArticleChronologies of Tyranny, War and Genocide
[Please click on any image to see it in larger format] Eva and I spent three days in Budapest during April, 2004. We visited a museum showing an exhibit of the history of Samizdat. I photographed a...
View ArticleAbout Afghanistan
In the summer of 2005 I spent 30 days in four provinces of Afghanistan as an unpaid consultant to a non-profit organization, The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan. Concurrent with my private report to...
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