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Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine
by Mariana Budjeryn
Johns Hopkins University Press
2022. 328 pp.
(paper), ISBN 978-1-4214-4586-1.
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Reviewed by Wesley Fite
With the hindsight of the 2014 and 2022 invasions of Ukraine, some armchair strategists have questioned Ukraine

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The People

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India

Every June, the world begins to shimmer with colour. Cities light up in rainbows, brands change their logos, and social media becomes a canvas for queer joy, resistance, and remembrance. Pride Month has arrived, and with it come the parades, the performances, the slogans, and the stories. These expressions are necessary. They have been born from pain, built through protest, and carried forward with courage.
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In the shifting paradigms of modern governance