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‘Spy ship’: Russian oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky during a military parade off the coast of St.Petersburg in 2020. Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

Russian ‘spy ship’ in North Sea raises concerns about the vulnerability of key maritime infrastructure

A new documentary has tracked a Russian vessel apparently collecting data on energy and communications infrastructure in the North Sea and Baltic.
Resistance: a Ukrainian reservist during a military exercise at a training ground near Kiev. EPA-EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko

Ukraine: how an armed conflict could play out

With the failure of talks, a Russian incursion into Ukraine has become more likely. But any invasion would face fierce resistance.
Lithuania’s soldiers are seen during a celebration of Lithuanian Independence Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 11, 2018. The country was marking the 28th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

What I learned about Eastern European democracy from Lithuania’s youth

A stint teaching university students in Lithuania leaves a longtime economics professor optimistic about the future of Eastern Europe as it continues its transition to a free-market economy.

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