We wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas as 2015 approaches. This year, when so very much has been upended and so many assumptions cast aside, we offer a special wish to our friends in Ukraine, where Moscow seems intent on dragging a reluctant people back into its embrace; and Azerbaijan, where Russia’s puppet Armenia seems to finally feel ready for a real, serious shooting war. The past twelve months have been hard, and there will be hard roads ahead; yet despite the constant fumbling in Brussels and Washington, there is, there will be, and there must be hope. …read more
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