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Why the West must restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine

How far must the Western World and NATO go in helping Ukraine to restore its territorial integrity after the Russian onslaught? How far…

9 min readJun 13, 2022

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Why the West must restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine

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Rik Smits

Separatist leader Oleg Tsarev: “Ukraine should not exist as a state”

“We are here to stay” businessman, pro-Russian separatist leader and former Ukrainian MP Oleg Tsarev said on 23 March 2022 when interviewed…

4 min readMar 23, 2022

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Separatist leader Oleg Tsarev: “Ukraine should not exist as a state”

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Rik Smits

Rising percentages of fully vaccinated Covid-19 patients in hospitals are actually pretty good news

Lately, Covid-sceptics have begun gloating about the rising percentages of fully vaccinated people in the hospital wards. On closer…

5 min readOct 18, 2021

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Rising percentages of fully vaccinated Covid-19 patients in hospitals are actually pretty good news

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Rik Smits

Please add me as a writer.

1 min readApr 11, 2021

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Rik Smits

The Pros and Cons of Ethnic Profiling

Ethnic profiling is often said to be both ineffective and inherently discriminatory. On closer scrutiny, however, this turns out not to be…

7 min readAug 31, 2020

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The Pros and Cons of Ethnic Profiling

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Rik Smits

Animal languages don’t exist

Of late, the idea that animals have language and, in its wake, consciousness and self-awareness has gained considerable popularity among…

26 min readAug 26, 2020

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Animal languages don’t exist

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Rik Smits

Rik Smits

Linguist, science writer — The Puzzle of Left-handedness — Dawn: the origins of language and the modern human mind — The Art of Verbal Warfare

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