Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Obama’s Bet On Putin Has Collapsed
U.S. President Barack Obama told an interviewer recently that the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria “haunts me constantly” — and well it should. Hundreds of thousands dead, millions displaced, and still no end to the conflict is in sight. Even one year ago American military power still might have intervened decisively, without...
Germany Warns of the Danger of War
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Oct. 8 that the situation between the U.S. and Russia today is more dangerous than it was during the Cold War. As he put it, “It’s a fallacy to think that this is like the Cold War. The current times are different and more dangerous.” Since most of us think of the Cold War...
No More NATO Expansion: U.S. Should Downsize Defense Commitments
NATO, the alliance informally known as North America and The Others, remains committed to expansion. Powerhouse Montenegro, with 2080 men in uniform, will be the next entrant. Other governments knocking at the alliance door include Finland, Georgia, and Serbia. Adding these states would violate the purpose of an organization intended to increase...
Why The United States Should Strengthen Its Relationship With Armenia
Since the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, Western policymakers have worked earnestly to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from instigating new military campaigns in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet region. Even though Western containment efforts have reduced the likelihood of Russian military aggression against NATO member states, US...
British American Tobacco Offers To Buy Reynolds American For $47 Billion
LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – British American Tobacco has offered to buy U.S. tobacco company Reynolds American Inc in a $47 billion deal that would bring together Newport, Kent and Pall Mall cigarettes in the world’s biggest listed tobacco company.The British group, which has a 42 percent stake in Reynolds, said its offer valued the...
Russia Media Engage in Disinformation Outside the Country, But Can’t Fool Their Own People
Image: The Kremlin. Pixabay.com Everybody knows that Russia has mounted a wide-ranging disinformation campaign against the West, using propaganda vehicles such as the RT television network, the Sputnik news agency and cyber-trolls who attack the West on the Internet while promoting the Vladimir-Putin-loving Donald Trump. The object is to sow...
Next U.S. President Has A Ukrainian Problem
Of the many foreign policy pots and pans left neglected on the next President’s stove, the one marked “Ukraine” may be ready to boil over. It is a goulash of bribery, theft, official corruption and even murder – and nothing is as it first appears. Ukraine has faded from our national consciousness as other, even more...
The Putin’s ‘Puppet’ Accusations Speak Volumes About the Sad State of U.S.-Russia Relations
In the third U.S. presidential debate, the candidates traded accusations about who is really a puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Even allowing for the overheated atmosphere of the U.S. election this cycle, it speaks volumes about the sad state of U.S.-Russian relations that a centerpiece of the most crucial conversation leading up to...
Donald Trump: Vladimir Putin Is ‘Not My Best Friend’
WASHINGTON ― Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not my best friend,” when he was asked whether he disapproves of Russia’s alleged interference in the U.S. election.Trump, who once encouraged Russian hacking of Hillary Clinton’s emails, changed his tune at the final presidential...
Paintings Of Feminist Protestors Celebrate The Women Who Bare It All To Fight Back
What a cool month it’s been for women in America! First, a presidential candidate bragged about sexually assaulting women. Then, he denied, publicly shamed and threatened the (quickly growing) number of women who’ve accused him of sexual assault. Oh, yeah, and #Repealthe19th was trending on Twitter, so there’s that.But this is...
