Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Despite Western Paranoia, Russia Unlikely to Attack the Baltic States
When the Cold War closed many people believed that history had ended. Peace had descended upon the earth. The lion was about to lie down with the lamb. The Second Coming seemed on its way. Europe was certain to be free and undivided. Alas, it hasn’t worked out that way. But no worries. At least NATO officials are happy. Following Russian...
Syria: Maybe the Bridge is Best, After All
Syrian peace talks in Geneva, which have yet to feature negotiations between opposing parties, are in recess. Violence is down, humanitarian assistance (though spotty) is moving, but the map to the promised land – political transition – remains a blank sheet. The two parties – Russia and Iran – who have applied military...
An historic Week: Bringing War Criminals to Justice
Like proverbial buses, it seems you can wait ages for a landmark international justice case, and then four come along at the same time. By any standards, this has been a remarkable week for international justice. On Thursday Radovan Karadžić was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his role in...
Pope Urges Using ‘Weapons Of Love’ To Combat Evil In Easter Message
Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the “weapons of love” to combat the evil of “blind and brutal violence”, following the attacks in Brussels.After a week of somber religious events commemorating Jesus’ death, Francis said an Easter Sunday Mass under tight security for tens of...
Pope Urges Using ‘Weapons Of Love’ To Combat Evil In Easter Message
Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the “weapons of love” to combat the evil of “blind and brutal violence”, following the attacks in Brussels.After a week of somber religious events commemorating Jesus’ death, Francis said an Easter Sunday Mass under tight security for tens of...
What’s Behind the Brain Drain in the Former Soviet Union
Image: Ukraine. Stock Photo. Pixabay.com One of the tragedies of living in a country that is both a dictatorship and a hotbed of corruption is that many people never get a chance to realize their potential, even with top educations and skills. That’s because a relative handful of the elite in such countries skim off much of the wealth,...
What’s Behind the Brain Drain in the Former Soviet Union
Image: Ukraine. Stock Photo. Pixabay.com One of the tragedies of living in a country that is both a dictatorship and a hotbed of corruption is that many people never get a chance to realize their potential, even with top educations and skills. That’s because a relative handful of the elite in such countries skim off much of the wealth,...
Genocide by ‘Joint Criminal Enterprise’
“Syria’s future is in the hands of those who must demand the rule of law and accountability for mass graves still consuming today’s innocents.” (Official photo of Tomasica mass graves) The U.S. government has issued a statement accusing ISIS of genocide, which coincides with the guilty verdict for the leader of another...
Genocide by ‘Joint Criminal Enterprise’
“Syria’s future is in the hands of those who must demand the rule of law and accountability for mass graves still consuming today’s innocents.” (Official photo of Tomasica mass graves) The U.S. government has issued a statement accusing ISIS of genocide, which coincides with the guilty verdict for the leader of another...
Putin’s Balance of Power Strategy in Syria
With the Syrian cease fire tenuously holding, and UN-brokered negotiations underway in Geneva, President Putin’s surprise partial withdrawal of forces makes it clear that the Russian establishment has not forgotten the lessons of the Afghanistan quagmire. After almost six months of heavy bombardment, the rebels are weakened and government...
