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Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin watching a (successful) missile launch from the Kremlin back in April

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What If Putin’s Nuclear Saber-Rattling Was Just A Big Bluff?

by Kyrylo Danylchenko September 27, 2024May 24, 2025

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov attend the Main Naval Parade marking Russian Navy Day.

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Putin’s Kharkiv Escalation Was Another Bluff — What Happens Now?

by Petro Gerasimenko June 29, 2024May 23, 2025

Image of Chinese girls taking selfies with China's second aircraft carrier, currently called the 001A, parked in a shipyard in the port city of Dalian in Liaoning Province, China.

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Pacifism Is So ’80s! Why Military Budgets Are Exploding, Everywhere

by Pierre Haski June 14, 2023May 21, 2025

Photo of a Russian soldier standing next to army vehicles carrying missiles in the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad

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Putin’s Nuclear Scare Tactics Come With Real Consequences

by Inès Mermat February 22, 2023May 21, 2025