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    The “Deep State” Debate We Deserve (and Probably Won’t Get)
    Aug06

    The “Deep State” Debate We Deserve (and Probably Won’t Get)

    When candidate Donald Trump vowed to wage war on official Washington, his expected targets were EPA scientists, Civil Rights Division attorneys, and career diplomats. There were few signs that Trump, a devotee of waterboarding, watch lists, and surveilling mosques, would also declare war on the U.S. intelligence community (IC)—that is, until he...

    Ukrainian Court Rules Against News Outlet That Called Violent Far-Right Group ‘Neo-Nazi’
    Aug06

    Ukrainian Court Rules Against News Outlet That Called Violent Far-Right Group ‘Neo-Nazi’

    A Ukrainian court has ruled in favor of a violent far-right organization labeled a “nationalist hate group” by the U.S. State Department that claimed a news outlet damaged its reputation when it labeled it as “neo-Nazi” in a tweet last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Norway Worried by Russian Sea, Air Maneuvers
    Aug06

    Norway Worried by Russian Sea, Air Maneuvers

    Russia has told Norway its navy and air force will hold exercises near the Nordic nation’s Arctic waters later this month, a worrying sign of greater assertiveness by its eastern neighbor, the Norwegian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.NATO member Norway and neighboring Russia have both increased their military presence along NATO’s...

    Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Clashes With Russia-Backed Separatists
    Aug06

    Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Clashes With Russia-Backed Separatists

    Kyiv says four Ukrainian soldiers have lost their lives in the latest clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Why Everyone in Washington Is Talking About Great-Power Competition
    Aug06

    Why Everyone in Washington Is Talking About Great-Power Competition

    Grand narratives about global affairs have a way of seizing Washington, D.C., with sudden force. Not long after World War II, the U.S. government settled on the mission of containing the Soviet Union. The War on Terror commenced within days of the 9/11 attacks. And now we’re in the early, heady days of a newly entrenched narrative, one with...

    Stoltenberg: Annexation of Crimea Is Consequence of Increased Great Power Competition
    Aug06

    Stoltenberg: Annexation of Crimea Is Consequence of Increased Great Power Competition

    Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014 was the result of increased “great power competition,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on August 5. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine President Zelenskiy Congratulates UK Prime Minister Johnson Ahead of Turkey Trip
    Aug06

    Ukraine President Zelenskiy Congratulates UK Prime Minister Johnson Ahead of Turkey Trip

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on August 5 congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming the United Kingdom’s new prime minister in a phone conversation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Filing Details Services for Ukrainian President in Runup to Election
    Aug06

    Filing Details Services for Ukrainian President in Runup to Election

    This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service. WASHINGTON — Washington-based lobbying firm Signal Group Consulting has filed documentation of services it provided to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington between April 3, 2019, and May 21, 2019, contradicting his claim that his campaign never employed foreign lobbyists....

    The Menace of Russian Hybrid Warfare and How to Thwart It
    Aug06

    The Menace of Russian Hybrid Warfare and How to Thwart It

    Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014 with the use of so-called “little green men” and Moscow’s subsequent meddling in elections across the transatlantic community, “hybrid warfare” has become the term du jour in Western foreign-policy circles. Perhaps the best definition of hybrid warfare is offered by the new European Centre of...

    Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Names New Commander In Donbas Conflict Zone
    Aug06

    Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Names New Commander In Donbas Conflict Zone

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed Lieutenant-General Volodymyr Kravchenko to lead the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) in eastern Ukraine where Kyiv has been fighting Moscow-backed separatists since 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...