#Canada’s Afghanistan failure – Macleans.ca

#Canada’s Afghanistan failure – Macleans.ca

“#Canada’s Afghanistan failure – Macleans.ca” In 2013, I had dinner with a couple of former special forces operators at Le Bistro, the best French restaurant in Kabul, a casual place with a pleasant courtyard and pretty good food. It was a welcome respite from the hostile city outside, the worst place I have ever been—a…

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#NATO members vow to counter threats from China, Russia

#NATO members vow to counter threats from China, Russia

“#NATO members vow to counter threats from China, Russia” ​NATO members vowed to engage with China to counter Beijing’s expanding military might around the world and warned Moscow there will be no return to “business as usual” as long as it continues to violate international norms and threaten members of the 30-nation alliance. The communique…

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#The new guy? Biden debuts at democracy’s most exclusive club

#The new guy? Biden debuts at democracy’s most exclusive club

“#The new guy? Biden debuts at democracy’s most exclusive club” WASHINGTON — Angela, Boris, Emmanuel, Justin, Mario, Yoshihide and a relative newcomer: Joe. They’re the board of global democracy’s most exclusive club, and they’re meeting this week after four years of US disruption and a two-year coronavirus interruption. Already on a first-name basis with relationships…

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#Russian military vehicles descend on Ukraine border

#Russian military vehicles descend on Ukraine border

“#Russian military vehicles descend on Ukraine border” More than 100,000 Russian troops in assault vehicles painted with “invasion stripes” were headed to Ukraine’s border Wednesday, intensifying fears of war between the neighboring nations. The advancing force includes 1,300 battle tanks, 3,700 drones, 1,300 artillery and mortar units and 380 multiple launch rocket systems, according to…

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#Ukraine army to conduct joint drills with NATO allies

#Ukraine army to conduct joint drills with NATO allies

“#Ukraine army to conduct joint drills with NATO allies” Ukraine’s armed forces announced plans to conduct joint training drills with its NATO allies Saturday, as worry mounts over Russian troop movements on the smaller nation’s border. More than 1,000 troops from at least five NATO member states will participate in the training later this year,…

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