Section: US & Canada
Genocide by ‘Joint Criminal Enterprise’
“Syria’s future is in the hands of those who must demand the rule of law and accountability for mass graves still consuming today’s innocents.” (Official photo of Tomasica mass graves) The U.S. government has issued a statement accusing ISIS of genocide, which coincides with the guilty verdict for the leader of another...
Genocide by ‘Joint Criminal Enterprise’
“Syria’s future is in the hands of those who must demand the rule of law and accountability for mass graves still consuming today’s innocents.” (Official photo of Tomasica mass graves) The U.S. government has issued a statement accusing ISIS of genocide, which coincides with the guilty verdict for the leader of another...
Ukraine Approves ‘Savchenko-Sentsov’ Sanctions List
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council has approved targeted sanctions against 54 individuals involved in the prosecutions of Ukrainian citizens Nadia Savchenko and Oleh Sentsov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Party’s Over: Prohibitionary Politics in Ukraine
Matthew Pennekamp, Rachel Bauman Security, Europe The outright banning of a political party is a curiously illiberal move. In a news story that skirted the dragnet of public attention, the Kiev District’s administration court on December 16 announced that it was placing a ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU). The goal of both...
Fighting Against IS Rages in Central Syrian Town of Palmyra
DAMASCUS, Syria—Syrian government forces recaptured a Mamluk-era citadel in Palmyra from the extremist Islamic State group on Friday, Syrian state media and monitoring groups said, as the fierce battle for control of the historic town entered its third day. Syrian and Russian warplanes struck at least 56 targets inside IS-held areas of the city...
Russia Casts Cautious Eye on US-Cuban Détente
Omar Hernandez didn’t have a role in building socialist Cuba. He was born in 1963, four years after the Cuban Revolution, and his parents had been supporters of ousted dictator Fulgencio Batista. But growing up in a small town on the island, Hernandez did soak up Russian influences: an avalanche of Russian literary classics, Soviet films,...
What Putin Wants
Secretary of State John Kerry was in Moscow on Thursday, where he met with Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a bid to help wind down the Syrian Civil War. The Wall Street Journal report highlights the major sticking point: After four hours of talks in the Kremlin, Moscow and Washington apparently remain divided over a crucial...
Lawyer for Russian officer in Ukraine found dead
MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for one of two Russian servicemen on trial in Ukraine has been found shot to death, officials said on Friday. …read more Source: CNS...
Lawyer Defending Russian Soldier in Ukraine Is Found Dead
Yuri L. Grabovsky had been representing a serviceman detained last year and suspected by Ukrainian officials of being in eastern Ukraine on a military mission. …read more Source: The New York...
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Revolution
It’s easy to dismiss Donald Trump’s foreign policy as simple bluster, especially since he keeps shifting his stance on key issues when challenged by questioners. The idea that Trump is a lightweight when it comes to foreign policy was bolstered earlier this week, when he met The Washington Post’s editorial board and evaded tough...
