The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a political and military alliance of 30 mostly European nations. The heart of the NATO alliance is Article 5, an agreement that an armed attack on one member will be viewed as an attack on all, and that they will defend one another. NATO was founded in 1949 by […]
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What if the war in Ukraine spreads to a NATO country?
Article 5 of the Nato treaty calls for collective defense if a member nation is attacked.
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What’s NATO, and why does Ukraine want to join?
One of Putin’s demands for de-escalating conflict with Ukraine is NATO blocking Ukrainian membership. Understanding what NATO is, and why Ukraine wants to join, clarifies why Putin wants this.
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Why 8 NATO members triggered article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a security threat to member states of Nato.
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In Putin’s Russia, oligarchs don’t matter as much as they used to
Sanctions and boycotts will will inflict real financial pain on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Denying oligarchs their yachts? Window dressing.
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Russian oligarchs have donated millions to U.S. charities, museums and universities, analysis shows
American philanthropies, museums and universities have accepted millions of dollars from tycoons aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including several who are the targets of Western sanctions, according to an analysis by anti-corruption researchers. Among the many beneficiaries are such storied institutions as New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the […]
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Meet Russia’s oligarchs: These men won’t be toppling Putin anytime soon
An expert on oligarchs explains how they came to be Russia’s richest and most powerful people and scrutinizes their relationship with Putin.
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Elliott Epstein: St. Joseph’s will become a brewpub and continue to be a landmark
We’ve lost a number of prominent historic landmarks to demolition or arson. Thankfully we don’t have to lose another because we need more parking.
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Rising costs of climate change threaten to make skiing a less diverse, even more exclusive sport
As temperatures warm, ski and snowboard resorts are investing more in snowmaking and seeing their seasons shrink. Those costs roll down to customers in an already expensive sport.
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Facing the effects of climate change, skiers want to save their snow — and their sport
There are few places where climate change is as tangible as in the Alps; Europe’s largest mountain range has been warming at twice the global average.