Section: Foreign Policy (USA)
The Road to Power in Ukraine Runs Through Donald Trump
When Kiev can’t reliably get hold of the White House, even a Miss Universe contestant will start conducting diplomacy. …read more Source: Foreign...
Austrian Court Says Ukrainian Businessman Can Be Extradited to United States
But that doesn’t mean he’s Washington-bound just yet. …read more Source: Foreign...
SitRep: Bannonism: Chaos, or Part of a Plan?; Russia Bristles at NATO Deployments; Moscow’s New Syria Buildup; The Battle for Raqqa; New Iranian Missile Test; Rebel Leaders in Ukraine Ending Up Dead
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Bannonism. The first several weeks of the Trump administration have been intense, controversial, chaotic, and often confused. But that might very well be by design. The president’s chief advisor, Steve Bannon, has long espoused a Leninist philosophy that aims to bring the institutions of the state crashing...
Kiev Is Fueling the War in Eastern Ukraine, Too
A muted White House isn’t just emboldening the Kremlin — it’s inciting the politics of war throughout Ukraine. …read more Source: Foreign...
SitRep: Trump Defends Putin, but Moscow Pushes Back; White House Moves Ukrainian Border; U.S. Targets Iran in Yemen
Trump to Centcom; China’s Tech Push; and Lots More …read more Source: Foreign...
Ukraine Will Lose Its War by Winning It
Kiev has always said it wants eastern Ukraine back. It might soon regret those words. …read more Source: Foreign...
Putin Testing Trump Early with Ukraine Attacks
After the two presidents spoke by phone this weekend, attacks on government-held territories in Ukraine have skyrocketed. …read more Source: Foreign...
SitRep: Trump Advisor Bannon Predicts Wars With China, Middle East; Pentagon Officials Say Gloves Off in Yemen
Pentagon Didn’t Cook the Books; Mattis and the Weight of Expectation; Fighting in Ukraine …read more Source: Foreign...
Donald Trump’s Big League Balkans Problem
The first victim of Trump-induced instability might not be Ukraine, or the Baltics – but tiny Kosovo. …read more Source: Foreign...
Gen. McChrystal is right — in fact, Russian leaders think they already are at war
General Stanley McChrystal perhaps shocked many when he spoke out on the chance of a war in Europe — aside from the continuing conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Foreign...
