Section: The Daily Signal (USA)
Russian Disinformation Is a Serious Threat to Europe. Here’s How to Counter It.
The likelihood of an escalated conflict between the Ukraine and Russia has grown in recent years, and it reached a new level of intensity last November with Russia’s attack on Ukrainian naval vessels. But Russia’s meddling extends beyond the battlefield. Russia is also interested in impacting and corrupting foreign elections. Europe...
US Suspends Cold War-Era Nuclear Treaty With Russia, and Ukraine Braces for the Fallout
KYIV, Ukraine—The U.S. announced on Friday that it was suspending its obligations under a Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia. “For far too long, Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with impunity, covertly developing and fielding a prohibited missile system that poses a direct threat to our allies and...
Europe May Be at a Tipping Point. Here’s What the US Can Do.
This year is shaping up as an inflection point for Europe. Key national elections and European Union parliamentary elections could recast the Continent’s political discourse for years to come. Britain is set to leave the European Union at the end of March, and NATO will mark its 70th anniversary as it, fittingly, continues to return to its...
Why China Is Militarizing Its Himalayan Frontier
KYIV, Ukraine—Crossing the Himalayas on foot has always been dangerous. There are many hardships to endure, such as altitude sickness, extreme cold, avalanches, hidden glacial crevasses, and exposed trails that criss-cross sheer mountain faces. And now there’s the prospect of armed Chinese drones orbiting overhead to consider, too. Last...
The US Strikes Back Against Russia’s European Gas Empire
KYIV, Ukraine—With the Kremlin tightening its grip on the European energy market, the U.S. has hardened its opposition to a controversial Russian gas pipeline, which is currently under construction through the Baltic Sea to Germany. For months, U.S. officials have said Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline is part of a broader Kremlin gambit to...
Florida Governor Sanctions Airbnb for West Bank Policy
Airbnb, which lists more 45,000 Florida properties on its vacation rentals website, has lobbied hard to remove its “home-sharing” offerings from hotel/motel regulations and unshackle the state’s $31 billion short-term rental industry from local regulations. Several bills, including last year’s Vacation Rental Act, gained momentum...
The Left, the Wall, and the Truth
Democrats and others on the left offer three reasons for their opposition to building a wall on America’s southern border. A wall is ineffective. A wall is too expensive. A wall is immoral. Each one is false, so false as to constitute lies. So, the only question is: Do Democrats and others on the left believe these lies? This question has...
Ukraine’s Leap of Faith Is a Step Toward Ditching Russian Influence
KYIV, Ukraine—Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas on Jan. 7, according to the Julian calendar. This year’s holiday was the first for Ukraine’s newly unified, national Orthodox Church, independent from Russian control for the first time since the 17th century. Monday’s milestone marked a major step forward in Ukraine’s...
Jeremy Corbyn Has a Sordid Past. Now, He’s Closer Than Ever to Leading Britain.
The Democratic Party is seriously flirting with socialism. It’s frightening on so many levels. If you want an idea why, take a look at my country, Britain. We tried “real socialism” two generations ago, and it was a disaster. Yet it has had a Lazarus-like revival in the U.K., inspiring the Democrats in America. Thanks to the Brexit crisis,...
4 Things to Know About Trump’s Ability to Declare an Emergency to Build a Wall
During his prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump left out any reference to declaring a national emergency as a way to build a physical barrier along the southern border. Instead, he focused on reaching a bipartisan deal with congressional Democrats to end the partial government shutdown over the issue. However, by...
