Tag: Orders, decorations, and medals

Tag Archives: Orders, decorations, and medals

17May/23

Use the difficulty

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May 17, 2023 /Lifestyle/ — Michael Caine’s advice to “embrace the difficulty” is a powerful reminder that we can learn and grow from our challenges. When we face difficulties, we have a choice: we can either let them defeat us, or we can use them as an opportunity to become stronger and more resilient. Continue reading →

01Nov/22

Could Russia collapse?

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Matthew Sussex, Australian National University

Among the many questions asked about Russia’s disastrous war against Ukraine, one of them is posed only very rarely: can Russia survive what seems increasingly likely to be a humiliating defeat at the hands of its smaller neighbour?

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