Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
If You Want To Understand Putin, You Have To Know These 15 Facts
When the crisis in Ukraine first escalated in February, many German experts on Russia were caught off guard. Almost none of them had foreseen that the revolution in Kiev would be followed by the events in Crimea. Not least because many journalists and scientists had misjudged Vladimir Putin. While much has been said about Russia’s president...
NATO: Russia Moves Troops Closer To Ukraine Border
By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Russia has moved troops closer to the border with Ukraine and continues to support rebels in the country’s east, NATO’s chief said on Tuesday, after an election held by the pro-Russian separatists and condemned by Kiev and Western leaders. Ukraine’s president said Sunday’s...
Is There a Possibility of Reaching a Nuclear Deal with Iran?
As great powers and Iran prepare to negotiate an inclusive nuclear agreement, pundits and international security analysts anticipate both sides to make hard choices. As the P5+1 negotiating countries (The United States, France, Germany, China, Russia, and Britain) consider their options, I’ll argue that Iran might have already put in place...
A “Laid Back” American Foreign Policy?
There is an undercurrent of thinking in foreign policy circles that a restrained, less actively engaged approach to the country’s external relations may best conform to American national interests and capabilities. It has emerged as counterpoint to the hyper activism that has characterized the United States’ dealings in the world...
The Global Economy Is Flying on One Engine — But There Is Turbulence Ahead
TOKYO — The global economy is like a jetliner that needs all of its engines operational to take off and steer clear of clouds and storms. Unfortunately, only one of its four engines is functioning properly: the Anglosphere (the United States and its close cousin, the United Kingdom). The second engine — the eurozone — has now...
Pro-Russian Separatists In East Ukraine Name Leader After Rogue Vote
By Thomas Grove DONETSK, Ukraine, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine named a leader of their breakaway republic on Monday after a weekend election which was denounced by Kiev and the West and further deepened a standoff with Russia over the future of the former Soviet state. Organizers of the vote said that Alexander...
Ukraine Breakaway Regions Hold Criticized Elections
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine voted Sunday to elect legislators and executives in polls that have been staunchly denounced by the international community. Voting in the main rebel city of Donetsk proceeded in the presence of gunmen inside three polling stations visited by the AP. Despite a...
Pro-Russian Separatists To Vote For Leader In War-Torn East Ukraine
By Thomas Grove DONETSK, Ukraine, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists will vote to set up a breakaway regional leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday aiming to take their war-torn region closer to Russia and defying Kiev and the West as the big guns still boom across the territory. The United States and European Union have denounced...
Today’s Empire Builders
Empire builders appear to be back in style. They are with us today both in reality and in fantasy. They present the world with the same dilemma that has troubled victims in the past – how does the rest of the planet deal with them. One of the recurring themes in human history has been the rise of the empire builder – leaders who seek...
Toxic Stock Syndrome: Why Iran Ties, Hypocrisy And Conflicts of Interest Are OK In Congress
WASHINGTON — Most Americans probably wouldn’t guess members of Congress would invest in a company that has any link to Iran. Nor would they likely imagine lawmakers would vote on legislation that could yield personal benefits while assisting that company. They would be wrong on both counts in the case of the massive mining...
