Section: US & Canada
The Trump Administration’s Conflicts of Interest: Tom Price Edition
In terms of policy, Representative Tom Price, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is perhaps best known for his strident stance against the Affordable Care Act. The Republican congressman (and former orthopedic surgeon) from Georgia has been one of Obamacare’s most vocal opponents...
Four Flashpoints
Within months of taking office, President Donald Trump is likely to face one or more major international crises, possibly entailing a risk of nuclear escalation. Not since the end of the Cold War has a new chief executive been confronted with as many potential flashpoints involving such a risk of explosive conflict. This proliferation of crises...
The Illusive Purposes of Toughness
Paul R. Pillar Russia Ukraine, Eastern Europe An assortment of issues connecting the president-elect of the United States to Russia range from official Russian interference in the election that Mr. Trump won, to the incoming president’s business interests in Russia, to potentially more serious allegations compiled by a former British...
Ukraine files suit against Russia in Hague court for ‘aggression’
Allen ConeJan. 17 (UPI) — Ukraine filed lawsuit against Russia with the International Court of Justice in the Hague, accusing it of “acts of terrorism and discrimination.” …read more Source: United Press...
The Spies Who Love Putin
It’s tempting to look to the playbooks and historical traditions of the late Soviet Union to explain the audacity of today’s Russian intelligence activity, from its meddling in U.S. elections, to apparently killing Kremlin opponents abroad. But these activities are not just products of old ways or new geopolitics. They also stem from...
In 2014, Donald Trump was singing a different tune about Russia than he is today
Before launching his bid for the White House, President-elect Donald Trump agreed with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, calling Russia the United States’ “biggest problem” and greatest geopolitical foe. “Well, Mitt was right, and he was also right when he mentioned in one of the debates about Russia, and he said, ‘Russia’s our...
Ukraine files suit against Russia in Hague court for ‘aggression’
Allen ConeJan. 17 (UPI) — Ukraine filed lawsuit against Russia with the International Court of Justice in the Hague, accusing it of “acts of terrorism and discrimination.” …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine Sues Russia in International Court Over Support for Separatists
Ukraine filed a lawsuit late Monday against Russia in the United Nation’s highest court over its occupation of the Crimean Peninsula, demanding Moscow immediately stop sending money and weapons to separatists in Ukraine. Ukraine filed the case in the International Court of Justice, charging that the Russian Federation has financed acts of...
U.S. Ambassador To UN Says Russia ‘Tearing Down’ World Order
The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Russia of engaging in aggressive and destabilizing actions that she says are threatening the rules-based international order. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘It’s the Crimea model’: Kosovo accuses Serbia of seeking to annex province
Kosovo officially declared independence from Serbia in 2008. The Muslim-majority nation had been administered by the United Nations since 1999, when NATO bombed Serbia — a move that forced then-President Slobodan Milosevic to withdraw his troops from the breakaway province. Now, almost 20 years after Kosovo first broke with Serbia and a decade...
