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Section: USA

    Time to Push Back Against the Revisionists
    Dec13

    Time to Push Back Against the Revisionists

    Three decades after the end of the Cold War, the parameters of the next round of global state-on-state security competition are now in full view. Long after history was declared to be at an end and America’s “unipolar moment” was so lyrically heralded, the world today looks nothing like such post-Cold War projections. The rules-based...

    Yes, America Can Still Lead the World
    Dec13

    Yes, America Can Still Lead the World

    I. A Dangerous IdeaCan America still lead the world? Should it? If so, how? These fundamental questions have lurked in the background for years. Donald Trump brought them front and center.The knee-jerk response of national-security professionals to such questions is to offer a history lesson on the benefits of the “liberal international order”...

    Journalists, Activists Urge Ukraine Separatists To Released Detained Reporter
    Dec13

    Journalists, Activists Urge Ukraine Separatists To Released Detained Reporter

    More than 20 journalists and human rights activists have called for the immediate release of Ukrainian blogger and RFE/RL contributor Stanislav Aseyev, who has been held for more than 18 months by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Court Rules Manafort Disclosure Caused ‘Meddling’ in U.S. Election
    Dec13

    Ukraine Court Rules Manafort Disclosure Caused ‘Meddling’ in U.S. Election

    A prosecutor and a lawmaker broke the law by revealing details about possibly illegal payments earmarked for Paul Manafort, which “resulted in meddling” in the 2016 election, a court in Kiev said. …read more Source: The New York...

    EU to Offer Ukraine Help Over Azov Sea at Summit 
    Dec13

    EU to Offer Ukraine Help Over Azov Sea at Summit 

    European Union leaders will offer Ukraine help for its regions affected by Russia’s actions in the Azov Sea when they meet Thursday, according to a draft summit statement seen by Reuters on Wednesday. But there is no mention of consideration of further sanctions against Russia, reflecting division among member states. Diplomats expect a...

    With War on Its Doorstep, a Ukrainian City’s Civil Society Flourishes
    Dec12

    With War on Its Doorstep, a Ukrainian City’s Civil Society Flourishes

    MARIUPOL, Ukraine—The people of Mariupol have lived within earshot of Europe’s only ongoing land war for four and a half years. At first, they plainly showed fear at the sounds of the tank shots and the shelling. Now, they have the temerity to simply shake their heads and shrug their shoulders at the sounds of war. “We still live in fear,...

    Bahrain Calls Giuliani Leader Of ‘US Delegation’ After Biz Meeting With King
    Dec12

    Bahrain Calls Giuliani Leader Of ‘US Delegation’ After Biz Meeting With King

    President Donald Trump’s personal attorney was referred to as the leader of a “high-level U.S. delegation” by Bahrain’s state-run news agency on Tuesday, though Giuliani met with the country’s king as a representative of his personal business, not the United States. The New York Times flagged the meeting Wednesday. “His Majesty...

    Ukrainian Officials Meddled in 2016 Election by Leaking Secret Manafort Ledger, Court Says
    Dec12

    Ukrainian Officials Meddled in 2016 Election by Leaking Secret Manafort Ledger, Court Says

    BloombergTwo Ukrainian officials at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source: The Daily...

    Kyiv Court: Lawmaker’s Release Of Manafort Documents Interfered In U.S. Election
    Dec12

    Kyiv Court: Lawmaker’s Release Of Manafort Documents Interfered In U.S. Election

    The court said the publication of the so-called “black ledger” documents “led to interference in the electoral processes of the United States in 2016 and harmed the interests of Ukraine as a state.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    European Parliament To Award Sakharov Prize To Ukrainian Director Sentsov
    Dec12

    European Parliament To Award Sakharov Prize To Ukrainian Director Sentsov

    The European Parliament is scheduled to award imprisoned Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov with its 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...