Russia rattles its saber as it dusts off tanks that are older than I am

Imperialism

Russia

Ukraine


Fig. 1. “Destroyed Russian military vehicles located on the main street Khreshchatyk are seen as part of the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine in Kyiv, August 24.” Photograph by Gleb Garanich for Reuters, August 24, 2022,[1] fair use.

Deutsche Welle, “Ukraine updates: Medvedev says Putin arrest would be ‘war,’” March 23, 2023, https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-medvedev-says-putin-arrest-would-be-war/a-65089023

Francesca Ebel, “Russia is shipping very old tanks west, signaling shortage in Ukraine,” Washington Post, March 23, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/23/russia-t54-t55-old-tanks/


Illiberalism


Fig. 1. Photograph by Joachim F. Thurn, August 1991, Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F089030-0003, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE.

Shira Rubin and Steve Hendrix, “Netanyahu vows to push through judicial overhaul amid nationwide protests,” Washington Post, March 23, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/23/israel-judicial-reform-netanyahu-protests/

Dan Williams, “Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for a Netanyahu ouster,” Reuters, March 23, 2023, https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-ratifies-law-limiting-conditions-netanyahu-ouster-2023-03-23/


  1. [1]Reuters, “Ukraine puts destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv,” August 25, 2022, https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/ukraine-puts-destroyed-russian-tanks-on-idUSRTSALV9Q

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