Sinn Féin has a chance to form the next government of the Republic of Ireland after besting the 2 traditional government-forming parties in the just concluded general election. But it wasn’t always a party known for democratic participation. Once upon a time there was religious war in Northern Ireland between Catholic Sinn Féin, its military…… Continue reading Will The Taliban Become Another Sinn Féin?
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Proof that Putin hasn’t forgotten the lessons of the Soviet misadventure in Afghanistan
Here are the ways he is trying to avoid a repeat of the Soviet Union’s Afghan fiasco.