Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Russia is Not Nine Feet Tall
As Russia has boycotted the global Nuclear Security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, March 31-April 1, 2016, questions arise as to the second nuclear superpower’s policies and capabilities. Can Moscow afford to stay out in the cold, when the leaders of over 50 countries decide most urgent questions of international...
Turkey’s Lobbyists Seek U.S. Help By Calling Tiny Armenia A Big Threat
WASHINGTON — A lobbying firm that’s a registered agent of the Turkish government is trying out a new argument during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the U.S. this week: the Russians are coming, and Armenia is helping them.Representatives from Mercury LLC have contacted multiple congressional offices to argue...
Turkey’s Lobbyists Seek U.S. Help By Calling Tiny Armenia A Big Threat
WASHINGTON — A lobbying firm that’s a registered agent of the Turkish government is trying out a new argument during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the U.S. this week: the Russians are coming, and Armenia is helping them.Representatives from Mercury LLC have contacted multiple congressional offices to argue...
Moscow Boycotts Obama’s Final Nuclear Security Summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just as fears of nuclear terrorism are rising, U.S. President Barack Obama’s drive to lock down vulnerable atomic materials worldwide seems to have lost momentum and could slow further.With less than 10 months left in office to follow through on one of his signature foreign policy initiatives, Obama will convene...
Kirill Shamalov Married Putin’s Daughter, Then Made A Fortune
IGORA, Russia (Reuters) – The wedding party dominated a ski resort nestled in the hills about an hour’s drive north of St. Petersburg. No expense was spared and everyone was sworn to secrecy. The happy couple rode in a traditional Russian sleigh drawn by three white horses, said one of the workers who described the scene to...
Obama Still Has Time to Leave a Legacy of Nuclear Security
The good news is that world leaders are gathering again in Washington to announce new measures to stop terrorists from getting nuclear weapons. The bad news is that it may not be enough. This is the fourth and final nuclear security summit, and it could not come at a better time. The Brussels attacks and news that the terrorists had secretly...
In A Flashback To Cold War Days, Pentagon Announces Plan To Deploy Troops Along Russian Border
As tensions continue to escalate between Russia and the West, the Pentagon has announced plans to deploy U.S. troops, armed with modern equipment and heavy artillery, full time along NATO’s eastern borders.The so-called “European Reassurance Initiative,” will be the first such deployment since the Cold War ended, The Wall Street Journal...
Britain and the Continent: A Necessary Union
By Omeed Alerasool On June 23 2016, the United Kingdom will vote on whether to remain within the European Union. The impending ballot will not only shape the futures of Britain and Europe, but also that of the United States and other global powers. Without the United Kingdom, the EU will face a serious threat to its legitimacy and influence, at a...
Armenian President’s U.S. Visit to Include Meaty Topics Such as Proliferation
Image: Armenia. Stock Photo. Pixabay.com Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is spending three days in the Boston area, home to one of America’s oldest ethnic-Armenian communities, before taking part in a nuclear summit in Washington on Thursday. Sargsyan, who arrived in Boston on Monday, is attending Armenian-community events and visiting...
The Humanization of Crime
At first we had the “globalisation of balkanisation,” when balkan-style failed-state wars became global after September 11. The modern trend, though, is the “balkanisation of globalisation.” The failed world order gets divided up by barbed wire into mentally gated communities, due to economic failure, floods of refugees...
