Hungarian Versailles, so special (!)

The end. Two-thirds of the territory, lopped off –
[Hungarian Versailles. the dictator(ship) in 1977]
A living, wage – state-guaranteed
(especially in pro-Fidesz areas).
A change in policy course in
its former territories (the unemployed intelligentsia)
would be unwise.
Unstable neighboring countries make
it so special (!) to foment serious ethnic conflict.

Derived from Foreign Affairs articles Can the Far Left Sweep Spain? and The Hungarian Putin

Blame Russia for the Carnage

On the world
stage – a final retreat by
Ukrainian forces – the rockstar
greeting tens of thousands  –
he wants
to rebuild “New Russia,”
to revitalize its international image
to operate the relationship
underground.
Raise the bar –
blame Russia for the carnage.

Derived from Foreign Affairs articles Yoga Diplomacy and Ukraine Reignites

Feeling the Heat

In that first group discussion –
public and private sectors –
feeling the heat –
from rising shale,
transparency and accountability drop even further
rather than the other way around.

The greatest charismatic but xenophobic anticorruption activist –
encourages
wasteful consumption –
the oil market has shrunk substantially.

Derived from Foreign Affairs articles Generation Putin and Saving OPEC

Guzzling Rubles

No matter what happens, he will end up badly wounded –
a Horatio Alger tale writ large.
Guzzling the stuff will only get worse.
Seriously depleted, unable to maintain the all-important supply,
he will continue to shrink, rapidly, over time.
We must therefore do what we can – to persuade him –
to step back from the ledge, to have his cake and eat it too—
to advance foreign policy goals,
even if that means allowing him to save face.

Derived from Foreign Affairs articles Revenge of the Ruble and Guzzling in the Gulf