Tag Archives: Russia

Watch Out Tom Clancy, Here I Come

The voice came from the backseat of the car. “When I grow up I’d like to be a spy for CSIS.” I burst out laughing, struggling to keep the car under control. A spy for CSIS! Right. Now, before anyone … Continue reading

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C.S. Lewis and Reinhold Niebuhr on the Russian Invasion of the Crimean Peninsula

It seems so archaic, so ancient, so 19th century: the threat of a world power attacking a sovereign nation. Yet, 150 years later, we are speaking again of Russian war in the Crimean peninsula. A lot of what I research … Continue reading

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