National Security

On Wednesday, the White House announced that it would be taking a muscular new role in Ukraine: by deferring to the Russians. Again. As the streets burn in Ukraine, and with police cracking down on opposition protesters, Vice President Joe

TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — President Barack Obama says “there will be consequences” for violence in Ukraine if people step over the line. He says that includes making sure that the military doesn’t step into a situation that civilians should resolve.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — As protesters die in the streets of Kiev, Ukrainians living in the United States and Canada are voicing anger and calling for a stronger response by the U.S. and the European Union. In the Pittsburgh area, Ukrainian

BRUSSELS (AP) — The deadly clashes in Ukraine’s capital have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement blaming Europe and the West. A roundup of some of the international

In addition to failing to diminish the popularity of the man expected to become India’s next Prime Minister, the Obama Administration’s ham-handed attempt to influence India’s upcoming national election appears to have backfired following the recent announcement that the U.S. was relaxing visa

Genesis Carmona, a 22-year old beauty queen elected Miss Turismo Carabobo 2013, passed away today after being shot in the head during an anti-government protest in Venezuela. Carmona is the fifth young Venezuelan to die during peaceful anti-government protests in

Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, has been home to protesters since early December when President Viktor Yanukovich turned down a trade deal with the European Union (EU) in favor of a $15 billion bailout from Russia. The protests are escalating, and so

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 18 (UPI) — The Wisconsin Army National Guard is on the defensive after a photo of a member posing comically in front of a flag-draped coffin surfaced on Instagram. The National Guard confirmed at least one of

Robert Malley, a Middle East scholar who resigned from his advisory role in Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign when it was revealed he had met with the Palestinian terror group Hamas, has been appointed by the president to be a senior

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the United States, Syria’s civil war is threatening to start hitting closer to home. Peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition are faltering. President Bashar Assad’s military is on the offensive and the rebels are

LONDON (AP) — Almost four months into her trial, Rebekah Brooks is finally getting her day in court. After watching in silence from the dock as her alleged crimes were dissected, the 45-year-old former newspaper editor, once Rupert Murdoch’s top

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Ukraine police storm protest camp in Kiev after bloody Tuesday Ukraine chaos raising the worst anxieties among Russia’s nationalists Thailand police storm protest camp in Bangkok, leaving four dead Ukraine police storm protest camp

A video from the RT news service shows emergency workers tending to injured protesters in the heart of Ukraine’s capital, Kiev. In the video, the opposition is holding a protest on a stage, and there are reports of snipers shooting

A European legal analyst has said that proposed new legislation in Spain to return to limits on abortion and assert the state’s right to protect the lives of unborn children reflects a growing trend toward a broader pro-life movement that

Three people died in riots in Caracas last Thursday. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro predictably blamed the deaths on “neofascists financed by the United States.” Nothing was said about empty shelves in stores, food shortages, or an inability to buy a

Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko was at the Kiev residence of embattled President Viktor Yanukovych for a meeting as clashes rage between police and protestors on the iconic Independence Square, his spokeswoman said.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Defiant protesters shouted “Glory to Ukraine” as burning tents lit up the night sky after thousands of riot police moved against the sprawling protest camp in the center of Kiev on Tuesday. The police, armed with

According to Spanish newspaper ABC, prominent Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López was arrested this afternoon in Caracas after President Nicolás Maduro issued a warrant for “murder and terrorism.” López has organized peaceful anti-Chavez protests for more than 15 years and

Try as they might, some commentators during the U.S.-Russian hockey game could not muster much credible moral argument for making a comparison between Sochi of 2014 and Lake Placid of 1980. Of course, we all wanted the US team to win this time, just

The United Nations opened this week up with a bang: an extensive report detaining the numerous human rights abuses in North Korea–from widespread rape and child abuse to using human corpses as fertilizer–and threatened to hold Kim Jong-Un personally liable. China

IPSWICH, Australia, Feb. 18 (UPI) —An Australian man was sentenced to a year in prison for helping a tattoo artist trick a “significantly disabled” man into having a penis tattooed on his back. Christopher William Lord, 23, was sentenced to

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russian activist: 2 members of Pussy Riot punk band arrested in Sochi.

That may sound like a ridiculous question, and it certainly should be. But now President Obama has once again chosen to ignore the laws of the land as he announced an “asylum” program for those who have provided support to terrorists. 

The talks on a “final” nuclear agreement begin Tuesday in Geneva between Iran and the P+5 powers (the UN Security Council plus Germany). And already, Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is pouring cold water on the negotiations, saying that they

(Reuters) – An asteroid estimated to be the size of three football fields whizzed close to Earth on Monday, roughly a year after one exploded over Russia and injured 1,200 people.