tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-27744424761424660862008-03-19T11:15:00.008Z2008-03-19T16:14:18.559ZUpdatesThe good guys (Lucas, Shevtsova, Asmus) stormed to victory at the Intelligence Squared debate on March 18th. You can listen again <a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/intelligence/spectator_18_03_2008_18_35_54.mp3">here</a> and read a review <a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/features/565686/web-exclusive-intelligence-squared-debate-report-the-west-is-provoking-a-new-cold-%20war-with-russia.thtml">here</a><br /><br />The debate was particularly interesting for the cynicism displayed towards Ukraine, Poland, Georgia and the Balts by some of the speakers on the other side. If you suffer from high blood pressure and have sympathies with the once-captive nations, be prepared.<br /><br />A thoughtful review of New Cold War on <a href="http://palun.blogspot.com/2008/03/jrgmine-peatus-new-cold-war.html">Itching for Eestima</a><br /><br />You can watch a video of my lecture at Brown <a href="http://www.watsoninstitute.org/events_detail.cfm?id=1083">here</a><br /><br />A Flemish (Dutch) language interview in the Standaard <a href="http://www.standaard.be/Krant/Tekst/Artikel.aspx?artikelId=BL1PB785&date=20080315&bijlage=38&demo=False">here</a><br /><br />And you can watch a debate in Nijmegen, The Netherlands (in English) <a href="http://www.lux-nijmegen.nl/debat">here</a><br /><br />A ludicrous "interview" from Lyndon La Rouche's wackos <a href="http://larouchepac.com/news/2008/02/27/economist-magazine-russia-editor-i-advocate-lisbon-treaty-10.html">here.</a><br /><br />(I particularly like the bit about my "thick British accent")<br /><br /><br /><span id="fullpost"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/EdwardLucas"><img src="
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