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How Russia and Right-Wing Americans Converged on War in Ukraine

24 March 2022by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Sheera Frenkel & Stuart A. Thompson The New York Times After President Vladimir Putin of Russia claimed that action against Ukraine was taken in self-defense, Fox News host Tucker […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Economics of Russian Aggression

22 October 2017by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Shane Hasbrouck Small Wars Journal In the early 1800’s Carl von Clausewitz, the father of modern military theory, wrote, “War is the continuation of politics by other means.”  Simply […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

How Hard are Sanctions Hitting Russia?

11 April 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Lilia Shevtsova The American Interest The Western sanctions regime against Russia has confirmed that the post-Cold War and post-Communist stage of the world’s history, with all its hopes and […]

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China and the Iran Nuclear Deal

9 March 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Roncevert Ganan Almond The Diplomat On January 1, 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delivered its report to the United Nations Security Council confirming that Iran had taken a […]

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Why Sanctions Against Russia Can Still Make a Difference

9 October 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Richard Nephew & Simon de Galbert The National Interest Despite the role they played in achieving a nuclear deal with Iran, sanctions continue to face a steep challenge in […]

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Iranian Economic Boom will be a Bust for US Businesses

9 September 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Medea Benjamin Fair Observer There’s a lot of money to be made doing business with Iran, a country of 78 million people—the second largest population in the Middle East, […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Using Financial Sticks to Control Iran

28 August 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Juan Zarate & Chip Poncy The Washington Post As Congress considers the Iranian nuclear deal, it should also prepare a strategy to use U.S. financial and economic power aggressively […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Nature of Finnish-Russian Relations

12 August 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Masha Gessen Harper’s Magazine Finns find it difficult to talk about the Winter War. Its history—both the official version in the schoolbooks and the unofficial version recalled by the […]

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Yes, Sanctions Work

31 March 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Vladislav Inozemtsev The American Interest Both in Russia and in the West, many analysts argue that sanctions are ineffective. In Moscow this argument is repeated almost constantly with regard […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

An Undivided Tehran in Nuclear Talks

25 February 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Reza Marashi Foreign Affairs Over the weekend, another round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, known as the […]

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