Quantcast
Channel: John Brown's Notes and Essays
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 4467
↧

Could Ukraine have been a Center for a Nuclear-Free Europe?

September 5, 2014, 3:21 pm
$
0
0

LikeLike ·  · Promote · 
  • John Brown FYI, I was involved, in a minor way as a Public Diplomacy officer at U.S Embassy Kyiv/Kiev (93-95), in helping convince -- per U.S. policy at the time -- Ukrainian interlocutors that keeping nuclear weapons on Ukrainian territory was not in their country's best interests. I have no regrets about having contributed to such efforts at well-intentioned persuasion. Indeed, at that time I could not help thinking privately that if the Ukrainian government had played its cards right, it could have turned Kyiv/Kiev into a European center for nuclear non-proliferation, probably the best "soft-power" way to win respect on our small planet (especially in Europe) -- but this was beyond the imagination of so many of the Soviet-minded apparatchiki pretending to govern a country while shamelessly enriching themselves by posing as "Ukrainian" homeland-lovers (I won't use the verboten word nationalists).
    about a minute ago · Edited · Like
↧
Search
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 4467

Trending Articles

Scuffham Amps - S-GEAR 2.6.0 VST, AAX, STANDALONE x86 x64 (R2R NO iLok2, +NO...

November 19, 2017, 7:24 am

Practice Sheet of Right form of verbs for HSC Students

September 22, 2019, 11:40 pm

VHSE First (1st) Allotment 2025 - vhscap.kerala.gov.in

May 24, 2025, 11:58 pm

UNIVERSE LEAGUE – UNIVERSE LEAGUE – WAR (We Are Ready) – EP [iTunes Plus M4A]

January 26, 2025, 11:12 am

City Hunter Teledrama – Episode 18 – 07th May 2016

May 6, 2016, 2:05 pm

Comment on Proposed Criteria for Identifying Predatory Conferences by Luke...

July 4, 2016, 3:53 am

Bureau of Internal Revenue: Regional Offices (Directory)

January 9, 2014, 11:06 pm

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (2024) [24Bit-88.2kHz] [PMEDIA] ⭐️

May 14, 2024, 7:14 pm

Inception 2010 Hindi Dual Audio 650MB BRRip 720p ESubs HEVC

December 27, 2016, 4:23 pm

East Hull MD admits sexual assaults after another victim comes forward

January 14, 2013, 12:20 am

Download: FK ft Shenky – Nakuyewa ”Prod by: Shenky”

February 16, 2017, 4:24 pm

R. v. Sargeant, 2023 ONSC 6406 (CanLII)

November 13, 2023, 9:00 pm

Rajasthan Board 10th Result 2016 Roll No wise & Name Wise

August 20, 2016, 5:13 pm

Who’s been sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court

March 30, 2019, 10:00 pm

मतलबी दोस्त स्टेट्स | Matlabi Dost Status in Hindi – Selfish Friends Status

February 13, 2020, 3:12 am

Family cries out as traditional ruler allegedly abducts brother, extorts N2.5m

September 15, 2024, 1:15 am

Long-Running Conflict In Springfield (MA) Gangland Sphere Has Manzi Family &...

December 26, 2017, 3:59 pm

Wondershare Filmora X v10.1.20.16 x64

February 8, 2021, 5:34 am

Man arrested after fracas in flat

January 16, 2017, 10:10 pm

Man charged in ongoing Sexual Assault Investigation Derek Nyilas, 46, Faces...

May 27, 2019, 8:00 am
Search