In 2012, when Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited Poland to show solidarity with the newly free democracies of Eastern Europe, the American media mocked him. “What about your gaffes?” a journalist shrieked as Romney left a war memorial in
Amid the droves of attendees that descended upon National Harbor for the 50th anniversary of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last week, Citizens United attracted thousands of these individuals to its events. Over the course of the conference, Citizens
Events in Ukraine and Crimea are difficult for Americans to understand. There are three books which help explain some of the historical and contemporary issues. Begin with Orlando Figes’sThe Crimean War, A History. One of the consequences of the Russian
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says it is dispatching surveillance aircraft to fly over Poland and Romania to monitor the crisis unfolding in neighboring Ukraine. The military alliance says the decision to send AWACS reconnaissance planes was taken by the ambassadors
Ambassadors from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and asked the U.S. to increase natural gas exports to Europe. Russia’s state-owned energy company, Gazprom, threatened to cut off gas to Ukraine because
A US guided-missile destroyer is en route to the Black Sea but naval officials said Thursday it was a “routine” deployment that was planned before the crisis unfolded in Ukraine. The USS Truxtun departed the Greek port of Souda Bay
Poland has summoned the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to meet on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine, where Russia has invaded and effectively taken over the Crimea. According to a statement by NATO
The North Atlantic Council, NATO’s key governing organization, met Sunday to discuss the NATO-Ukraine Commission and released its official statement on Ukraine. The North Atlantic Council condemns the Russian Federation’s military escalation in Crimea and expresses its grave concern regarding the
New figures show that more than a quarter of rough-sleepers on London’s streets are from Eastern European countries that joined the EU in the past ten years. Figures reported by the Daily Mail state that 28 percent of the capital’s
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s acting government issued a warrant Monday for the arrest of President Viktor Yanukovych, last reportedly seen in the pro-Russian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, accusing him of mass crimes against protesters who stood up for
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Europeans broker a ‘peace agreement’ in Ukraine Ukraine’s parliament votes to free president’s arch-enemy from jail Venezuela and other countries increasingly block press freedom Europeans broker a ‘peace agreement’ in Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, Yanukovych’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China is training for a ‘short, sharp war’ with Japan How a world war with China would unfold Intelligence chief Fanell confirms worst fears of China’s military buildup China is training for a ‘short,
EU foreign ministers and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday discussed a possible “roadmap” out of the crisis, which the government and opposition had yet to agree on, said a German delegation source. In four hours of talks in Kiev,
As Hollywood goes through the annual ritual and frenzy of the Oscars, celebrating all it is and aspires to be through the prism of this year’s films, it’s worth noting that on this day 100 years ago the first feature
SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 11 (UPI) —Medal standings at the Winter Olympics through Tuesday’s events: Gold Silver Bronze Total Norway 4 3 4 11 Canada 4 3 2 9 Germany 4 1 0 5 Netherlands 3 2 3 8 United States
Studying and writing about Ronald Reagan is it is like unwrapping a new package each day. He may have been the most prolific writer and lecturer and commentator ever to serve in the Oval Office and he remains one of the most interesting
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Teaser Trailer Cannot tell you how much I miss being excited about new movies… This looks like a cross between a middle school play and a video game…. — — “6 Movies We’re Looking Forward To.”
LONDON (AP) — Russian men who down large amounts of vodka — and too many do — have an “extraordinarily” high risk of an early death, a new study says. Researchers tracked about 151,000 adult men in the Russian cities
“Before one trip across enemy lines, resistance fighters told him that Jews were being murdered on a massive scale and smuggled him into the Warsaw Ghetto and a Polish death camp to see for himself.” -President Obama To be clear,
By FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis named his first batch of cardinals on Sunday, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, including the developing nations of Haiti and Burkina Faso, in line with his belief that the
Obama’s hasty withdrawal from Iraq for political reasons without a Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) demonstrates growing foreign policy failures. American blood and treasure was spent in what is now shown to be an overturned victory as Fallujah falls under
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Positions harden in U.S. vs India diplomatic debacle Poland surges past the EU in military modernization and growth Poland offers France logistical support in Central African Republic Positions harden in U.S. vs India diplomatic
According to the pro-regime Russian newspaper Izvestia, Russia has missiles with a range of hundreds of kilometers to the borders of Poland and Lithuania. The missiles were moved “some time” ago, according to Izvestia, and one of Izvestia‘s sources pegs
Lest one begin to think the battles seen here in America over the use of nonspecific religious symbolism are unique to us, the Polish court system heard a case against its Parliament using a crucifix to decorate its halls. The
The latest example of Turks visiting Nazi death camps and making Nazi salutes transpired at the infamous Auschwitz death camp. Two tourists from Turkey took pictures of each other while they were making the Nazi salute in front of the
