Section: US & Canada
Report: North Korea Makes Own Rocket Engines, Does Not Need Ukraine Technology
The Reuters news agency is quoting U.S. intelligence officials as saying they believe North Korea can produce its own missile engines and does not need to import the technology from Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine rocket maker denies leaking know-how to North Korea
DNIPRO, Ukraine — The head of Ukraine’s top rocket-making company on Tuesday rejected claims that its technologies might have been shipped to North Korea, helping the pariah nation achieve a quantum leap in its missile program. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Former UN Ambassador Testifies At Yanukovych Treason Trial In Kyiv
A retired senior Ukrainian diplomat has testified at the in-absentia treason trial of former President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Path to U.S.-Russia Cooperation
Zalmay Khalilzad Security, Americas For the United States, managing Russian decline requires pursuing a balance-of-power approach to minimize the risk of escalation. Note: this article is part of a symposium on U.S.-Russia relations included in the September/October 2017 issue of the National Interest. Despite the array of twists and turns since...
CPJ Denounces ‘Hostile’ Environment Toward Press In Ukraine
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the “harassment” of reporters in Ukraine after security services raided the offices of an independent news website and a member of parliament criticized the head of the national press union for his response to the raid. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
CPJ Denounces ‘Hostile’ Environment Toward Press In Ukraine
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the “harassment” of reporters in Ukraine after security services raided the offices of an independent news website and a member of parliament criticized the head of the national press union for his response to the raid. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Report Says IS, Non-State Groups Imperil Religious Liberties Around The Globe
The United States says the extremist group Islamic State (IS) continues to damage religious freedom by targeting members of multiple religions and ethnicities for rape, kidnapping, enslavement, and death. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
America and Russia: Back to Basics
Graham Allison Security, Europe However demonic, however destructive, however devious, however deserving of being strangled Russia is, the brute fact is that we cannot kill this bastard without committing suicide. President Trump can improve relations with Russia in ways that advance American national interests by going back to Cold War...
Report claims North Korea obtained rocket engines from a Ukrainian factory
HARI SREENIVASAN: We return to the North Korea story. Moments ago, the regime’s news agency said its leader, Kim Jong-un, has been briefed on plans for a missile test that would splash down near the U.S. territory of Guam. And, as we reported earlier, Defense Secretary Mattis vowed today to shoot down any missile fired. But where the regime...
Paul Manafort Sought $850 Million Deal With Putin Ally and Alleged Gangster
Paul Manafort partnered on an $850 million New York real estate deal with an ally of Vladimir Putin and a Ukrainian moneyman whom the Justice Department recently described as an “organized crime member.” at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
