Weekend Links: Things Keep Happening
Ukraine, self-isolation, UFOs, media training and more: Context Collapse #126
Hey there.
It’s been a week, huh?
I bet it has. Let’s get to the links.
New Futures:
WHY UKRAINE IS DIFFERENT. (David Leonhardt/NYT)
Let’s kick off with something, uhh, timely. Good “explain the Ukraine crisis to me like I’m five years old” overview by Leonhardt:
A Russian invasion of Ukraine seems likely to involve one of the world’s largest militaries launching an unprovoked ground invasion of a neighboring country. The apparent goal would be an expansion of regional dominance, either through annexation or the establishment of a puppet government. Few other conflicts since World War II fit this description.
A few days old, so might be made irrelevant by events on the ground, but good!
And also, because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is… sadly pretty relevant right now…, a few other resources: History blogger Bret Deveraux has a smart post on understanding the war in Ukraine. Sh!tpost has a resource list for navigating the information warzone around Ukraine. Nieman has resources for following …
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