Chinese official attempts Wolf Warrior Diplomacy™. It does not go well
No one expected the Seoul Defense Dialogue to gain so much attention online, until an ill-judged intervention.
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On this day: Fireworks erupt as Russian occupation troops leave the Baltics
After 55 years and 8 days, the Nazi-Soviet Pact era was brought to a close on this day in 1994 as occupying troops exit Estonia and Latvia, exactly one year after leaving Lithuania.
This 1989 world news report on the Baltic Chain is a lesson for journalists today
Even Moscow correspondents are capable of reporting 'Eastern Europe' without the imperial lens.
Vatnik blogger 'flees' Latvia for Belarus. Immediately regrets it
“Just lies. Absolute bullshit,” says Latvian blogger Maksometr, reflecting on his new life in the promised utopia of.. er, Lukashenko's Belarus.
From the archives: Latvia’s new National Guard confront occupying troops
Latvia, August 1992. The country is still occupied by 60k Russian troops. The newly established Latvian National Guard confronts a drunk, abusive group of them.
Anti-NATO campaigner suddenly realises why countries join NATO
Megan Romer, co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, gave an excruciating interview to the New Yorker.