Holocaust survivor Friedman to share her history at Meriden Public Library- MERIDEN Holocaust survivor Esia Friedman, who made her way to Meriden after World War II, will share her story of hiding from the German and Polish armies in a talk Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Meriden Public Library.Friedman left war-torn Eastern.
In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world as determined by others. Which is why the decision by Finland — a country of just 5.5 million people, noted for decades as
In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world as determined by others. Which is why the decision by Finland – a country of just 5.5 million people, noted for decades as…
They debated whether they should consider joining the Western alliance.But it was Putins invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that tipped the scales and finally convinced Helsinki that its security would be enhanced by becoming a member of NATO.The dilemma of neutrality The invasion also killed off any idea of Finlandization being a model for post-Soviet Ukraine as well.For the past 30 years, independent Ukraine was viewed as a problem for Putin, who feared its gravitation toward the West.