Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Rebels Warn of Return to Full Fighting ‘Very Soon’
Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine’s east have threatened a return to full-scale conflict “very soon” if Kiev does not recall forces away from the contact line, newspaper Izvestia has reported. Over the last two months violence in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, known collectively as Donbas, has risen to the highest...
The Morning Vertical, August 4, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
It’s Time for Armenia’s Leader to Go
Image: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. Public Domain YEREVAN, Armenia — The bloody siege of a police station in Armenia is over, with President Serzh Sargsyan’s administration prevailing against the station’s 32 fringe-party occupiers. But the depth of public anger that surfaced in street demonstrations supporting the...
Russia’s Moves, Terrorism Fuel Talk of War in Europe
KYIV, Ukraine—Whether referring to Russian aggression in the east or to the threat of Islamist terrorism in the West, Europe’s political, media, and religious elite are increasingly using the word “war” to describe the Continent’s security challenges. The day after the July 14 terror attack in Nice, in which a man drove a large truck...
There Should Be A Global Debate On Gun Violence
I have spent most of this summer in Europe, during one of the most volatile periods I can remember. In only the past several weeks, gun violence and terrorism have hit Orlando, Dallas, Baton Rouge, Nice and Munich. In the US, the continued violence has reignited the crucial debate and search for an explanation on the specific cause of our...
Five Steps NATO Should Take To Deter Russia
Dan Goure Russia, Eurasia Here are five that should form the core of a U.S./NATO effort to enhance deterrence and stability in Europe. As events in Crimea, Eastern Ukraine and Syria have unfolded, the world has had a chance to see the new Russian defense strategy and force posture in action. Russian President Putin has successfully finessed his...
Trump Campaign Lied About Ukraine Change
Top Trump aide Paul Manafort swore that the campaign had nothing to do with a radical change in the official Republican Party position on Ukraine. He was lying. …read more Source: The Daily...
Trump tries to stop the bleeding
Donald Trump is facing a whirlwind of criticism from Republican leaders — including some of his closest allies — as he fends off reports of a staff shake up, another intervention and even rumblings that he could be urged to step aside as the party’s nominee. On Wednesday, Paul Manafort, Trump’s top strategist, flatly denied a report...
Russia Looks to Napoleon for Economic Tips
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is turning to Napoleon Bonaparte for inspiration in jumpstarting his country’s economy and establishing a more watertight legal framework, according to news website Lenta. Speaking at a forum in Russia’s Vladimir region, Medvedev praised the Corsican-born commander’s rule and told a group...
Putin to Meet South Korea’s President To Discuss Energy and North Korea
Vladimir Putin has invited South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye to Russia for talks, the Kremlin announced Wednesday. The leaders will meet in Vladivostok on September 3. The current agenda for their discussion is quite broad, although Park’s spokesman has made clear that North Korea’s nuclear proliferation will be among the...
