Section: US & Canada
Why Arming Ukraine Would Only Make Matters Worse
The arguments for sending weapons to Ukraine have felt convincing in part because their premises are true. Ukraine’s military has fallen back. The separatist rebels have advanced. The Russian military’s role in the conflict has become so overt that calling it anything other than an invasion has come to look like willful ignorance. The...
Ukraine Russia Crisis: What Can NATO Do To Stop Ongoing Turf War
NATO will meet for two days at its 26th summit in Wales this week, and much of those 48 hours will be spent discussing the crisis in Ukraine and what NATO’s plan is moving forward. The alliance has been talking tough over Russia’s alleged incursion into eastern Ukraine, but the summit offers a chance to weigh options. The question is...
Obama Just Made the Ultimate Commitment to Eastern Europe
Presidents give a lot of speeches, and most of them don’t mean very much. They “urge,” they “call on,” and they “challenge”—and, for the most part, their messages bounce off their intended audiences. Congress doesn’t fund the program or balance the budget; the American people carry on wasting energy and dropping out of school. But...
France Postpones Delivery of Warship to Russia
The decision by President François Hollande indicates that Western governments are becoming more assertive in confronting Russia over Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Putin on Ceasefire Plan With Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir V. Putin discussed the steps necessary for a ceasefire agreement between his country and Ukraine on Wednesday. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama calls Ukraine 'a moment of testing' for West
TALLINN, Estonia — President Barack Obama on Wednesday harshly condemned Russian aggression in Ukraine as a threat to peace in Europe and pledged that NATO will protect allies who fear they will be Moscow’s next target. Standing on Russia’s doorstep, Obama declared “this is a moment of testing” for the Western alliance to...
Amid talk of truce, leader of small Ukrainian town fears an attack
If a cease-fire deal is near between Kiev and Moscow, it hasn’t calmed the nerves of Mykola Byshkov, the head of the regional administration for this strategically located town in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Modi’s Visit to America – Obama’s Golden Opportunity
Co-authored by William Witenberg a contemporary artist focused on abstract painting The new Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will be meeting with President Barack Obama on the 30th of September. Prime Minister Modi is arriving at a moment when India-America relations have been worse then ever in recent memory. The strain on relations was...
How Ukraine Helped Galvanize NATO
A look at how the threat of further Russian aggression has helped to unify NATO. …read more Source: The New York...
Poland questions German no to more NATO troops
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski says that his country is “surprised” by Germany’s reluctance to approve an increase of NATO troops in its eastern member states, which feel threatened by Russia’s role in the armed conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
