When President Trump announced that the United States was suspending the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, reactions to the decision were strong. The news made headlines and generated plenty of thoughts about the future of nuclear weapons as well as the […]
The Underrated Threat of a Weak Cybersecurity Regime Here’s a little thought experiment for you. Let’s imagine for a moment that under the cover of darkness, a hostile foreign power landed a covert team of intelligence operatives on an American […]
A neon hammer and sickle sign flickers in angry, vindictive red as soon as I exit the Brighton Beach subway stop in Brooklyn, New York. It’s not there to promote communism; instead it’s a flashy attempt to sell mid-grade booze. […]
The city of Mitrovica in Northern Kosovo has long been a flash point for ethnic conflict. The Ibar river runs through the center, dividing the primarily ethnic Albanian population in South Mitrovica from the primarily Serb populated North. A bridge […]
From the beginning of the Ukrainian revolution until the Russian annexation of Crimea, US officials and politicians have pointed to Russia’s aggression and disregard for international law. While it is constructive to point toward injustice when it occurs, it should […]
On Sunday, Crimea voted to secede from Ukraine in a referendum vote that sparked mass controversy worldwide, particularly in the West. Despite denouncements from President Obama and many others that the secession is both illegal and a violation of Ukraine’s […]
Depending on where you get your news, Crimean independence from Ukraine represents either the correction of a historic mistake that “reflects the aspirations of Crimea’s residents” or the breach of international law “violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.” The truth lies somewhere in between. […]
At 9:27pm on Tuesday March 11, the home page of Russia Today, rt.com, highlighted the following stories * US to violate own laws by financially aiding Ukraine’s coup-installed govt – Moscow * CBS journalist reportedly resigns over network’s pro-Obama bias […]
Recent events in Ukraine have driven a return to a debate that has long simmered below the surface — between the U.S. and Western Europe on one side and Russia on the other. There have been many cold war analogies drawn about the Ukraine […]
