Section: US & Canada
Slovakia Could Get Its First Woman President in Ballot
Slovakia could get its first woman president as voters elect a new head of state on Saturday. The leading contenders are Zuzana Caputova, an environmental activist who is in favor of gay rights and opposes a ban on abortion in this conservative Roman Catholic country, and Maros Sefcovic, an establishment figure who is the European Commission...
US, EU Slap New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine
The United States, in coordination with the European Union and Canada, Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen officials and businesses in response to Russia’s “continued aggression in Ukraine.” Six Russian officials, six defense firms and two energy and construction firms were targeted, either over the seizure of...
Canada imposes more sanctions on Russian individuals, companies over Ukraine
Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia’s treatment of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Canada sanctions Russia over Kerch Strait vessel attack, seizure of 24 Ukrainian sailors
Canada, the U.S., and EU imposed sweeping sanctions on Friday over Russia’s actions against Ukraine, including its 2018 attack on Ukrainian ships and annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Global...
Nemtsov Park, Plaque Unveiled Near Russian Embassy In Kyiv
A plaque honoring slain Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has been unveiled at a park near the Russian Embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU targets 8 more Russians over naval incident off Ukraine
The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight more Russian officials that it says were involved in the seizure by Russia of Ukrainian ships and crew in November. EU headquarters … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
No One Wants to Help Bashar al-Assad Rebuild Syria
When the Syrian conflict began, in March 2011, Bashar al-Assad seemed likely to be ousted, like other strongmen swept away by the Arab Spring. Eight years later, Assad is still president, but of a fractured, demolished country. Now one big question is: Who will pay to rebuild Syria?The bill is large. The United Nations estimates the cost of...
EU Slaps Sanctions On Russians Involved In Seizing Ukrainian Naval Vessels, Crew
The European Union has added eight Russian officials to its sanctions list for their involvement in the seizure of three Ukrainian naval vessels and their 24 crew members near the Kerch Strait in November 2018. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia’s Next Land Grab Won’t Be in an Ex-Soviet State. It Will Be in Europe.
First he came for Georgia, then for Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s next target is likely to be a non-NATO nation in the EU. …read more Source: Foreign...
The Amnesia of the U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment
“Donald Trump is undermining the rules-based international order.” The Economist’s headline last summer summarized a common refrain within America’s foreign policy establishment. Trump “wants to undo the liberal international order the United States built,” Thomas Wright of the Brookings Institution warned on Inauguration Day in 2017....
