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    Senate Committee Advances Montenegro NATO Bid to Vote
    Jan12

    Senate Committee Advances Montenegro NATO Bid to Vote

    Thursday, January 12 , 2017 - 4:17 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Soon after President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, left the hot seat in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearings, the committee voted in a business meeting to advance Montenegro’s bid to join NATO to the Senate floor. In December, the Senate failed to approve the treaty...

    Ukraine’s Plan to Manufacture U.S. M16 Combat Rifles Hits a Snag
    Jan12

    Ukraine’s Plan to Manufacture U.S. M16 Combat Rifles Hits a Snag

    Thursday, January 12 , 2017 - 3:02 (EEST) Section: The National Interest (USA)

    Nolan Peterson Security, Ammo seems to be the problem. KYIV, Ukraine—Kalashnikov assault rifles are among the most iconic symbols of the Soviet military. Weapons such as the AK-47, the AKM, the AK-74, and the AK-103 are ubiquitous reminders of the Red Army’s legacy among the modern militaries of former Warsaw Pact countries and Soviet...

    The top takeaways from Tillerson’s rocky Hill performance
    Jan12

    The top takeaways from Tillerson’s rocky Hill performance

    Thursday, January 12 , 2017 - 3:02 (EEST) Section: POLITICO - U.S. Edition (USA)

    Rex Tillerson will only need Republican votes to become secretary of state — and the GOP was largely kind to him during Wednesday’s audition to be Donald Trump’s top diplomat.Everyone, that is, except for Marco Rubio. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is narrowly divided, with the GOP holding just a one-seat advantage. And most...

    Trump takes tougher tone against Putin
    Jan12

    Trump takes tougher tone against Putin

    Thursday, January 12 , 2017 - 2:32 (EEST) Section: POLITICO - U.S. Edition (USA)

    After months of extending his hand to Vladimir Putin, is Donald Trump going to get tough on Russia?That’s what the president-elect on Wednesday suggested he might just do, given what he called the “good chance” that he might not get along with the Russian president after all. The claim contradicted Trump’s personal flattery of Putin...

    9 Takeaways From Rex Tillerson’s Confirmation Hearing to Be Trump’s Secretary of State
    Jan12

    9 Takeaways From Rex Tillerson’s Confirmation Hearing to Be Trump’s Secretary of State

    Thursday, January 12 , 2017 - 1:32 (EEST) Section: The Daily Signal (USA)

    At his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson took harsh questioning from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about his business dealings in Russia during his career as CEO of Exxon Mobil. In a moment where Russia is under fire for interfering in the U.S. election, and the...

    Rex Tillerson seems like a smart, competent guy. But he blew it on Russia.
    Jan12

    Rex Tillerson seems like a smart, competent guy. But he blew it on Russia.

    Thursday, January 12 , 2017 - 0:47 (EEST) Section: Vox (USA)

    Former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, is clearly an intelligent and well-informed man. During the first six hours or so of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, Tillerson was polished, articulate, and clearly knowledgeable about countries ranging...

    Tillerson’s Underwhelming Performance
    Jan12

    Tillerson’s Underwhelming Performance

    Thursday, January 12 , 2017 - 0:17 (EEST) Section: The American Conservative (USA)

    One of the main assumptions that almost everyone has made about Tillerson’s nomination to be Secretary of State is that he would be inclined to improve relations with Russia. Some of his answers from his confirmation hearing today call that assumption into question: Mr. Tillerson also told the committee that if he had been serving in office...

    Will Iran’s Alliance With Russia Last?
    Jan11

    Will Iran’s Alliance With Russia Last?

    Wednesday, January 11 , 2017 - 23:47 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    At Tuesday’s funeral in Tehran of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a key figure in the 1979 Islamic Revolution who later pushed for reconciliation with the West, reformist mourners not only chanted for the release of hunger-striking rights activists held in Iranian jails but also called for an end to their country’s burgeoning alliance with...

    Rex Tillerson says the U.S. should be tougher on Russia but avoids committing to sanctions
    Jan11

    Rex Tillerson says the U.S. should be tougher on Russia but avoids committing to sanctions

    Wednesday, January 11 , 2017 - 23:32 (EEST) Section: VICE News (USA)

    Former Exxon Mobil CEO and Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson advocated a surprisingly aggressive series of military measures the U.S. should have taken in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. But he was less clear about whether the U.S. should continue with sanctions against Russia, a key area of business interest for...

    Does Promoting American Values Make the World Safer?
    Jan11

    Does Promoting American Values Make the World Safer?

    Wednesday, January 11 , 2017 - 23:18 (EEST) Section: The American Conservative (USA)

    Does the world look “to America as the indispensable nation … because America stands for universal values and aspirations,” as Hillary Clinton claimed yesterday evening? Clinton made the comment during a ceremony at the State Department to celebrate the completion of the U.S. Diplomacy Center pavilion, which I had the pleasure of attending. The...