Section: US & Canada
NATO: 70 Years Too Many
Photo by U.S. Department of Defense As we head for NATO’s 70th birthday, it’s time to assess the nuclear-armed military alliance that came into being to ensure western military superiority during the Cold War. Most strikingly, during its first 40 years of existence – namely the Cold War, NATO embarked on no wars or military campaigns....
FP’s Guide to the Ukrainian Election
Eight things to read ahead of a crucial vote. …read more Source: Foreign...
So Far, Zelenskiy Is High On Charisma And Light On Policy. Do Ukrainians Care?
Coming off a first-round election victory, first-time candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been vague about what he stands for. But a blank canvas might not be enough, even for voters frustrated by incumbent President Petro Poroshenko’s failings. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
FBI investigating Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky over alleged financial crimes: reports
The FBI is investigating Ukrainian business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky for financial crimes including money laundering as part of a wide-ranging probe that has been under way for some time, according to U.S. media reports. …read more Source: FOX...
The Knotty 90s: Limber Ukrainian Pensioner Loves The Lotus Position
An extraordinary nonagenarian from Ukraine extols the virtues of yoga at any age. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Canada can expect election meddling, but not on scale seen in U.S., spies warn
OTTAWA — Canadian voters will very likely experience some kind of online foreign interference related to the coming federal election, a new report from the national cyberspy agency warns. But the agency says the meddling is unlikely to be on the scale of Russian interference against the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In an assessment released...
US Signs Defense Cooperation Agreement with Hungary
On the sidelines of two days of events marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United States signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement with Hungary, an act that went almost unnoticed by American media. Hungarian media, however, widely published the news Saturday, quoting...
The Taiwan Relations Act at 40: It’s Time to Deepen Ties
April 10 marks the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act becoming the law of the land. The statute was a striking example of a Democratic-controlled Congress pushing back against a Democratic President’s decision to break diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan).On December 15, 1978, officials in Beijing and Washington...
Relocation of ‘Russian’ Bank Alarms Western Security Officials
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban made his name as a young anti-Communist dissident delivering a fiery anti-Russian speech at the 1989 reburial of Imre Nagy, leader of the Hungarian revolt of 1956 against the Soviet Union. Among the KGB officers dispatched by the Kremlin to help quash the Imre Nagy-led Hungarian uprising was Nikolai...
Poroshenko Calls For April 14 Debate With Presidential Rival Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for bringing forward a public debate with presidential rival Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of a runoff on April 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
