Section: US & Canada
NYT Lets Think Tank Funded by Gov’t and Arms Industry Claim Huge US Military Budget Isn’t Huge Enough
The New York Times (9/18/17) gave an enormous platform to a hawkish think tank that is funded by the US government and by top weapons corporations, letting it absurdly claim, without any pushback, that the gargantuan US military—by far the largest in the world—has been “underfunded.” The New York Times (9/18/17) quoted CSIS’s Anthony...
Five Priorities for Europe’s Transatlantic Strategy
Amidst periodic calls from the policy community (including some by me on these pages) for the United States to develop a new grand strategy for Europe, there is also a growing realization in key European capitals that the Transatlantic relationship requires more from Europe than the usual tactical “muddling through.” Security optics in Europe...
The Simple Reason why Russia’s Military Is Back
Dave Majumdar Security, North America And ready for anything. Overall, the DIA analysis—like its Cold War-era predecessor Soviet Military Power that was first published in 1981—is hawkish in its outlook. Only time will tell if the DIA’s analysis proves to be accurate, but as we learned after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of...
The Simple Reason why Russia’s Military Is Back
Dave Majumdar Security, North America And ready for anything. Overall, the DIA analysis—like its Cold War-era predecessor Soviet Military Power that was first published in 1981—is hawkish in its outlook. Only time will tell if the DIA’s analysis proves to be accurate, but as we learned after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of...
Explosion Injures Two Israeli Pilgrims At Rosh Hashanah Celebrations In Ukraine
A celebration of Rosh Hashanah in the central Ukrainian city of Uman has been marred by an explosion that authorities say lightly injured two Israeli pilgrims. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Watchdog Calls On Ukraine To Establish Independent Anticorruption Court
Transparency International on September 20 called on Ukraine to create an independent anticorruption court to strengthen the country’s efforts to fight corruption. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s President Repeats Call For Full UN Peacekeeping Mission
Ukraine’s president has repeated his call for a full United Nations peacekeeping mission, telling the world body that such a mission should be authorized to patrol Ukraine’s border with Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s President Repeats Call For Full UN Peacekeeping Mission
Ukraine’s president has repeated his call for a full United Nations peacekeeping mission, telling the world body that such a mission should be authorized to patrol Ukraine’s border with Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Calls Russia ‘Biggest Threat’ To International Security
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned of multiple threats posed by Russia during his September 20 address to the UN General Assembly in New York. Poroshenko said that Russia, a permanent UN Security Council member, is “not a contributor to international security, but its biggest threat.” (AP) …read more Source: Radio Free...
Poroshenko Calls Russia ‘Biggest Threat’ To International Security
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned of multiple threats posed by Russia during his September 20 address to the UN General Assembly in New York. Poroshenko said that Russia, a permanent UN Security Council member, is “not a contributor to international security, but its biggest threat.” (AP) …read more Source: Radio Free...
