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The Berlin Blockade started in June 1948, but its roots were from the failure of the Big Three, United States, Soviet Union, and United Kingdom to reach an agreement for common occupation goals in a post-war occupied Germany. Ideology differences about guaranteed no agreement, but pretending to be unified or leaving questions to be answered later guaranteed that there would be plenty of fuel to support Cold War flash points.
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6 Sept 2025
China’s Strategic Maneuvers: The SCO Summit and Victory Day Parade
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conducted a summit in Tianjin, northern China, on August 31-September 1, 2025. This event coincided with the China Victory Day Parade in Beijing on September 3, which commemorated the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II and Japan's defeat. The scheduling of these two key events allowed China's leadership to receive global dignitaries while also emphasizing the country's presence on the international stage. Various opposition political groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and media outlets took use of the opportunity to accentuate their anti-Western views, notably those directed at the United States, which were fanned by remarks by Chinese hosts. Unfortunately, the hyperbole and incessant cacophony in mainstream media coverage have masked the meeting's broader context, particularly China's obstacles and the actual outcomes of this Chinese influence campaign.
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30 Aug 2025
Medvedev’s NATO Nonsense: Austria’s Neutrality and the Art of Overreaction
Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev and Austria’s Beate Meinl-Reisinger exchange unforced errors over NATO membership and Austrian neutrality. Even when Russia is right, they still find a way to step on a rake.
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Pegasus Research Substack Week In Review Unscripted #17 Podcast
Published 14 Jul 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] These are all in low earth orbit. So the launch has raised concerns about the weaponization of space and the outer space treaty of 1967 which forbids the deployment of nuclear weapons in the north orbit on the moon or in orbit of any on the moon or in the orbit of the moon or any celestial body. So the concern is well why are we talking about nuclear weapons in space when we're just talking about satellite launch that has rose the iron of the United States inside the United Nations Security Council. So we will get to that because this is not this Cosmos launch is not a nuclear weapon but it brought up some other issues. […]
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