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.
Apparently, that naval base that was Russia’s security interest in Crimea is no longer safe enough for its navy to keep ships there.[2]
Lewis Page, “Not enough Bears: Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is pulling out of Crimea,” Telegraph, October 3, 2023, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/03/russia-black-sea-sevastopol-crimea-retreat-nato/
Illiberalism
Gilead
Fig. 1. “Elon Musk shared a video of his entrance on his Twitter account.” Photograph attributed to Elon Musk, October 26, 2022, via the New York Post,[3] fair use.
Sheila Dang, “US ad revenue at Musk’s X declined each month since takeover -data,” Reuters, October 4, 2023, https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-ad-revenue-musks-x-declined-each-month-since-takeover-data-2023-10-04/
Claudia Assis, “Elon Musk sued by SEC to compel him to testify over Twitter deal,” MarketWatch, October 5, 2023, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-sued-by-sec-over-twitter-deal-8acb7e4e