The "we should abolish NATO" crowd would be a lot more convincing if any of them said "we should abolish Russia first"

In any case, even if Ireland wasn't under direct threat (it is), the whole "We're neutral but completely and utterly dependent on NATO for our defense" shtick is just embarassing.

At least Japan has the excuse of actually having been formally occupied.

A terrorist attack is an attack, and a terrorist attack carried out by a foreign power's military is a military attack.

We've known this in Scotland since before the indyref

No amount of baby formula you sail to Gaza can soak up any amount blood split in Ukraine.

Belarus

As Some Westerner who watched a video essay on this recently, it strikes me one of the major issues with the Treuhand was that forty one years of communism had taught the East German managerial class to be incredibly corrupt.