Daily Archives: January 3, 2026

In trying to regain his balance amid a host of problems, Gorbachev was thinking out loud in the presence of Chernyaev, as if arguing with some conservatives: “Stabilization will be the end of perestroika. Stability is stagnation. Revolution equals instability!” … Continue reading →

Maduro has apparently upped his game while in custody, so he is now a dictator rather than merely a strongman. In a way, I guess, you could compare the president of a South American country with an Iraqi ISIL leader.

Berliner Zeitung: Explosionen in Caracas, Kampfjets über der venezolanischen Kapitale: Zur Stunde überschlagen sich die Meldungen. Der Krieg der USA und ihrer Verbündeten um Venezuela hat begonnen. Besser gesagt: der Krieg um die Reichtümer des südamerikanischen Landes. Seit dem Ende … Continue reading →