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.
If this[2] is a pretext for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to launch war against Russia, it strikes me as flimsy. If, on the other hand, it’s saber rattling to ensure Vladimir Putin knows that NATO is serious, well, that’s about as meaningful as a dick-measuring contest.
Either way, I think it was Julia Ioffe who early on warned that wars can’t always be contained within specific borders. Whatever else we’re seeing, we’re certainly seeing that.
Guardian, “Nato pledges ‘strong solidarity’ with Romania over likely Russian drone debris,” September 6, 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/06/romania-says-possible-drone-debris-found-on-its-territory-near-ukraine
Imperialism
United States
Hawaii
Claire Wang, “‘Occupied by the US’: wildfires renew Native Hawaiian call for sovereignty,” Guardian, September 7, 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/07/native-hawaiian-sovereignty-maui-wildfires
- [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↩
- [2]Guardian, “Nato pledges ‘strong solidarity’ with Romania over likely Russian drone debris,” September 6, 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/06/romania-says-possible-drone-debris-found-on-its-territory-near-ukraine↩