RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 14, 2024

Putin’s dismissal of Defense Minister Shoigu fuels intrigues in the Russian army

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that “more than 1,000 members” of the Palestinian militant group Hamas were being treated in Turkish hospitals amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports Could Spike Supply Chain Costs

THE BACKDOOR TO CONTROL THE INTERNET

US home prices have soared 47% since 2020

Maternal mortality rates appear to have risen in the last 20 years in the US. But this reflects a change in measurement rather than an actual rise in mortality.

Posted mainly for the inflation adjusted chart in the middle of the article. Just scroll down to that if you are curious how the aid to Ukraine stack up compared to historical assistance in terms of inflation adjusted dollars (although I would have preferred as percentage of GDP as I think that would have been an even better measure). What New Data Tells Us About the Impact of Ukraine on US Foreign Assistance