[Fuusm-l] Today's Issues This Sunday 9/18/2022: Preparing for a Ukrainian Victory...

[Ted Goertzel]

The Today's Issues group meets at 9:30 on Sunday mornings in person in the
parlor of the Religious Education buildings next to the church and on Zoom
at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8583258484?pwd=RFdJUGZOZkU4THArWFpnVkllZzh1dz0
<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8583258484?pwd=RFdJUGZOZkU4THArWFpnVkllZzh1dz09>


This Sunday,  September 18, our discussion will be on recent developments
in the Ukraine/Russia war.

This article looks to the future given recent developments:  It’s Time to
Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory - The Atlantic
<https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/09/ukraine-victory-russia-putin/671405/>
  Printable File
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VSUTyGWP0BKe3aFnY6Q8jBtHZz6bRvYTkVhxDkvYdaw/edit?usp=sharing>

These give more background:

This article details the military factors in the recent Ukrainian
successful offensive: The Critical Moment Behind Ukraine’s Rapid Advance -
The New York Times (nytimes.com)
<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/us/politics/ukraine-russia-pentagon.html>
  Printable Google Docs File
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cZI2W7U3dQAWDi5lxvmvmNnPqgpDaoVUc48sAzQozMo/edit?usp=sharing>
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This article looks at the political implications: Opinion | Ukraine
Deflates MAGA Macho Myths - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/opinion/ukraine-deflates-maga-macho-myths.html>


This more scholarly article places recent events in a historical context of
the rise and fall of empires:  What the Fall of Empires Tells Us About
Russia's War in Ukraine (foreignpolicy.com)
<https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/06/20/russia-ukraine-war-putin-empire-imperialism-colonialism-conquest-collapse/>
  Printable File
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oeMz1D1BramqW7kQV6tXnCFD9D6lfiadFP3LmUc0vwA/edit?usp=sharing>
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