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The Soviet Academy of Sciences offered Feynman a trip to Tuva if he gave lectures in Moscow. He refused, calling it cheating by using privileged access and citing human rights concerns in Russia.
Shishank Joshi cites the erosion of laws of war in recent conflicts, pointing to Russia's campaign in Ukraine involving torture, attacks on hospitals, and efforts to freeze civilians.
Dixon argues the world's energy focus is shifting from oil to liquefied natural gas, with the US and Russia as major suppliers, while China dominates the manufacturing for the renewable energy and EV transition.
On Ukraine, Mearsheimer states Russia has conquered roughly 20% of Ukrainian territory and is winning the ground war. He argues Ukraine will never recover this lost land.
Mearsheimer warns Russia may escalate to limited conventional strikes on NATO countries due to Western-assisted Ukrainian attacks deep into Russia. He says Russian elites argue this is necessary to re-establish deterrence.
Mearsheimer claims the US helped Ukraine attack one leg of Russia's strategic nuclear triad, an act he calls unthinkable during the Cold War. He says this has eroded nuclear deterrence.
Pape confirms the Iran State TV framework aligns with Iran's long-standing terms, representing a 'surrender' by Trump, but warns that oil prices could still remain high (near $90/barrel), benefiting Iran and Russia.
Ukraine is inflicting casualties faster than Russia can replace them, with elite assault unit training compressed from months to 10 days and Russia's monthly casualties reaching 35,000.
Ukrainian extended-range drone strikes on supply lines and deep inside Russia, hitting oil and gas targets, are credited with recent battlefield success.
Trump's recent Truth Social post conceded Iran could downblend its enriched uranium on-site under IAEA supervision or ship it to Russia or China, a major shift from his prior demand that all nuclear material be handed over to the US.
Alex frames the Iran conflict as a clash between two governance systems: Western colonial powers versus Russia, Iran, China, and their domestic populations. He argues the Western system requires perpetual conquest for fresh collateral and cannot stop.