Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
“Sucking Strelkov,” or the Erotics of Russian Invasion
While it may be too early to determine the lessons of the war in Eastern Ukraine, Amazon Digital Services has given us an early artistic response: Ivan der Woude’s Kindle Single, “Sucking Strelkov.” History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as violent, self-published gay erotica. Set largely in Donetsk in June 2014,...
Ukraine, Rebels Exchange 67 Prisoners In Peace Deal
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — In the dead of night, Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebel forces on Friday exchanged 67 prisoners who had been captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, part of a cease-fire deal that has struggled to succeed. The transfer took place in the dark outside of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk under the watch of...
European Union Imposes New Sanctions On Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — The European Union has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting some of its largest companies, in a response to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. The military conflict between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has been raging since mid-April, claiming more than 3,000 lives, according to the...
Obama’s Last Chance to Control His Credibility
President Barack Obama has a precious opportunity to carve out a legacy for himself and carry out a coup against the reputation of weakness, repudiation and retreat that has dogged and haunted him. The Islamic State (IS) had invited the U.S. president to a war, which has opened a window for Barack Obama to shape his own fate rather than leaving...
NATO Sobers Up
Last week’s NATO meeting in Wales showed an unexpected and sobering realism on the most pressing issue it has faced in some years, namely the Ukrainian crisis. Despite many pressures on the body to take some sort of decisive action to counter the Russian threat to Ukraine — beyond sanctions already instituted — the 28 NATO...
Obama’s Last Chance to Control His Legacy
President Barack Obama has a precious opportunity to carve out a legacy for himself and carry out a coup against the reputation of weakness, repudiation and retreat that has dogged and haunted him. The Islamic State (IS) had invited the U.S. president to a war, which has opened a window for Barack Obama to shape his own fate rather than leaving...
Obama: U.S. Will ‘Intensify’ Sanctions On Russia
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States will join the European Union in imposing tougher sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors after Moscow sent troops into eastern Ukraine last month, and will provide details on the new steps on Friday. “These measures will...
Read Obama’s ISIS Speech (FULL TEXT)
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Wednesday evening, outlining his strategy for defeating the Islamic State, the militant group also known as ISIS or ISIL. Read the full speech below, as prepared for delivery: My fellow Americans – tonight, I want to speak to you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to...
One Solution to the World’s Wars: Alternative Energy
Crimea, once part of Ukraine, is now part of Russia (at least according to Putin). Yet so far, this dramatic move is being met with relatively weak responses from the United States and Europe. Part of the reason for that is that Russia is one of the biggest suppliers of natural gas. It heats much of Ukraine and Europe and client nations have to...
An Introduction to Scottish Independence
The British newspapers published it on the front page, the stock markets reacted — mostly negatively — and the international coverage blasted off. What happened? The first poll in history showed support for Scottish independence above 50 percent, less than two weeks from the September 18 referendum date. To give you, the casual or...
