This year’s Munich Security Conference attracted as much attention as it did 18 years ago. Back then, it was Vladimir Putin who caused an uproar; this time, it was US Vice President J.D. Vance. Though separated by nearly two decades, these two speeches share a…
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The 1938 Munich disaster taught the world these five ironclad security lessons. The 2025 one proved Trump has forgotten them all
As world leaders huddled at Munich’s Bayerischer Hof in February 2025, an unsettling sense of déjà vu lingered. Since 2022, the globe’s top security conference has been consumed with tackling Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
However, this time, the once-unshakable Western unity was visibly…
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B Cells Found to Help Predict Therapeutic Response
Immunotherapy is the form of treatment that redirects the immune system toward a pathogen or disease. In many cases, immunotherapy is referred to treating cancer. As tumors progress, they secrete proteins and molecules that suppresses the immune system and…
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Novel Treatment Improves Asthmatic Symptoms in Patients
Roughly 28 million individuals in the United States are diagnosed with asthma. Despite the disease’s prevalence being higher in children, the overall prevalence is steady. While many individuals are affected by this condition, there is a limited…
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Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, and the New Global Order — Russia in Global Affairs
Russia And The World In Vladimir Putin’s Next Term
Fyodor A. Lukyanov
How has Putin been a transformative force in Russia’s rise? What does Putin’s new term mean for Russia’s role in the world order? How is…
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“Back to war”: Ukrainian vets learn winter sports, win 30 medals at Invictus Games
Team Ukraine got a crash course in snow sports at the Invictus Games in Vancouver-Whistler, the first Invictus with winter events.
One of the team’s training camps took place in the winter resort, requiring athletes to learn snowboarding, skiing, and skeleton skills from scratch in a…
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‘It felt like dread.’ Hear what severe depression can do to people
This is episode 2 of The Deep End. Listen to more episodes here.
Depression can affect not just the mind, but the body, too. Inner experiences of mental struggles are private. But in this episode, Jon Nelson and another volunteer, Amanda, let listeners in. Woven into their stories…
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Why Planting Trees Won’t Help Reduce The Effects Of Climate Change? » ScienceABC
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It takes decades for forests to grow, so planting trees won’t reduce the effects of climate change, as the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in the air is massive.
Many individuals have started carrying portable air quality…
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a Spectre of Irrelevance — Russia in Global Affairs
Turmoil in international politics in mid-February has definitely eclipsed Saint Valentine’s Day. While this was not unexpected, the new U.S. president spoke for 90 minutes with his Russian counterpart and warmly praised him afterward. The fact that this…
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Humanizing the “inhumanizable”: The West continues its quest for “good Russians”
“The Russians don’t attack, the Russians end wars.”
A fully-equipped Russian man, standing and smoking a cigarette, is seen saying that in front of the camera. You can’t see his face, as he’s wearing a balaclava. But you can hear his tone and almost see the smirk that such tone is…
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