Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
The Future Belongs to Authoritarian States
After the great Western victory over the Soviet Union in 1991, many echoed Frances Fukiyama’s view that the future belonged to liberal democratic states. And, much like after the Western victories in World War I and World War II, there was a period of significant expansion of democratic regimes around the world after 1991. But, now, 25...
Proof That Covering Houses In Neon Pink Yarn Makes The World A Better Place
#ourpinkhouse #finland A photo posted by olek (@oleknyc) on Aug 27, 2016 at 7:41am PDT“Everybody should have a home” is the resounding and incontrovertible message of artist Olek’s recent project “Our Pink House.” If said home is pink, all the better. Olek, the world’s reigning queen of all things involving feminism and yarn, is...
Will Hillary Enmesh Us Deeper in the Syrian Quagmire?
Unless some unforeseen miracle happens for Donald Trump, Hawkish Hillary (at least as accurate a nickname as Crooked Hillary) is likely to be the next president of the United States. Although Hillary has run legitimate political ads implying that Trump’s temperament is too volatile to be left with command of the military, especially nuclear...
The Intriguing Case of the Russian the Americans Wanted But That Armenia Wouldn’t Turn Over
Image: Computer programming. Stock Photo. Pixabay.com A Russian computer programmer whom Armenia had detained briefly at America’s request is back in Moscow in a case that cast a spotlight on U.S. efforts to arrest other countries’ nationals overseas and Armenia’s compliant relationship with Russia. The programmer, Sergei...
The Joint South China Sea Patrols May Test Russia’s Asian Balancing Act
PERTH, Australia — Just who is balancing whom? China and Russia are expected to hold joint patrols in the South China Sea this month from Sept. 11 to 19, Russian news agency TASS reported. Captain Vladimir Matveyev told TASS that the war games will take place “on the coast and in the water area of the South China Sea.” According...
Why Putin Is Escalating Russia’s Military Buildup
On May 4, 2016, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu announced that Russia planned to form 3 new military divisions to counter NATO’s growing military presence in Eastern Europe. These new military divisions will consist of 10,000 troops deployed on Russia’s southern and western frontiers. In addition, Shoygu pledged to improve...
Putin Says He Doesn’t Know Who Hacked The DNC’s Emails
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he did not know who was behind the hacking of U.S. Democratic Party organizations but it was important the information had been made public, Bloomberg news agency reported on Friday.In an interview two days before a G20 meeting in China with U.S. President Barack Obama and other world...
Ukraine’s Future Belongs to Its Dreamers
There’s no place like Kyiv in the summertime. The sandy shores of the islands on the Dnieper River that divides Ukraine’s tree-covered capital, one of the greenest in Europe, attract sun-bathers and DJs that continue into the evenings around bonfires. In the shadow of Russia’s invasion, Kyiv in the summertime resists as a...
A Priest’s Complaint About Armenian Government Strikes a Chord With the Faithful
Image: Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral. Yerevan, Armenia. Author: Marcin Konsek / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 A priest’s recent criticism of the Armenian government was a rare display of discord between a church and state that usually pull in tandem. Father Armen Melkonian, a priest in the church’s diocese in Maastricht,...
Cooperate with Russia When We Can, Stand Up to Russia When Necessary
Twenty-five years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, America’s relations with Russia have reached a post-Cold War low. Russia’s interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine have exacerbated tensions with the U.S. and much of Europe. Distrust and sharp rhetoric have reached new levels. But Russia is an active player in areas of...
