This analysis by Daniel McGroarty appeared in today’s Real Clear World. We reprint here. Russia in Ukraine, ISIS in Iraq, war in Gaza and nightly riot-watch in Ferguson, Missouri: Could the world possibly handle another crisis? Well, ready or not, here
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia consolidates gains in Ukraine with ceasefire plan Russia threatens Nato with a new nuclear military doctrine Mahmoud Abbas threatens to end the ‘Palestinian unity’ government Russia consolidates gains in Ukraine with ceasefire plan
In late 2013, a giant Christmas tree in Kiev’s Independence Square became a symbol of the protests against the Russian-backed regime of Viktor Yanukovych. According to the UK Guardian: “The Christmas tree was hung with Ukrainian flags and protesters waved
On “Fox News Sunday,” former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) said President Barack Obama is “really out of touch with reality.” In taking a shot at the president golfing, Romney said, “The president has been too busy on the golf course”
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States – UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage was in studio with radio show host Laura Ingraham this week to discuss the rise of UKIP, America’s political establishment, Vladimir Putin, and even Piers Morgan. You can listen
David Remnick of the New Yorker has offered a weak, though amusing, defense of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy. The liberal Remnick warns readers not to “to dismiss caution as weakness,” not to think Obama’s slow reactions to Vladimir Putin or
How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving. This is why people aspiring to be politicians go to law school. Not only does it teach them to lie real good, it also allows the rest
Former Alaska Attorney General and Republican Senate Candidate Dan Sullivan argued that the Democratic Party is “stuck in the last century” in the Republican Party’s weekly address on Saturday. Sullivan outlined how federal government policies have prevented economic growth in
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels reached a ceasefire agreement on Friday, the first step toward ending fighting in eastern Ukraine that has caused the worst standoff between Moscow and the West since the Cold War ended. The ceasefire
On September 3 the U.S. Navy issued a press release announcing the guided missile destroyer USS Ross was headed to the Black Sea. The release also said, “The U.S. Navy maintains an enduring commitment to forward-presence throughout the region in
This article originally appeared at BBC. In 2010, Cambridge professor Nicholas Boyle said “a great event” in the year 2014 would be pivotal in determining whether the 21st Century would bring peace and prosperity or war and poverty. With the
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — Seeking to counter Russian aggression, NATO leaders approved plans Friday to create a rapid response force with a headquarters in Eastern Europe that could quickly mobilize if an alliance country in the region were to come
New sanctions against Russia expected to be announced on Friday in response to the Ukraine crisis could be lifted if a ceasefire is implemented, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said. “What would be sensible is to go ahead with our
On Thursday’s “The Lead” on CNN, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was pessimistic on the prospects of a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine and also on the abilities of the Ukrainians to defend themselves against Russian aggression. McCain decried the United
Transcript as follows: Official truth-telling about national security is in short supply these days. Western governments dissemble about the Islamic connection to jihad and its progress globally. Chinese aggression is minimized and excused. Iranian nuclear ambitions are enabled, while we’re
The only difference between acts of barbarianism shown by Islamic extremists today and those exhibited by German and Japanese soldiers seventy-five years ago is that today we see them in real time. What the Germans did to the Jews in
NEWPORT, United Kingdom – Battle lines in Europe were being drawn in Wales today as the NATO conference got underway. Estonia is likely to be granted a permanent NATO presence to protect it from Putin, whilst Georgia, which is partly
This week’s NATO summit in Wales marks acritical moment in the history of the organization that has served as thebedrock of transatlantic security for 65 years. Absent a menacing Soviet Union,what was founded as a collective security alliance has, in
President Barack Obama has struggled to sound convincing in recent days as he addressed the challenge of ISIS–or “ISIL,” his preferred acronym for the so-called Islamic State. Obama’s problem goes beyond gaffes about his lack of strategy. The fundamental issue
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia Airlines has scrapped the title of a promotional competition asking people what activities and destinations are on their “bucket list” after acknowledging it was inappropriate given the two deadly disasters it has suffered this
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — Faced with a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron declared Thursday that their nations will “not be cowed” by extremists who have killed two American journalists.
France suspended the delivery of the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia “until November” after fierce criticism from its allies given the crisis in Ukraine. Paris agreed in 2011 to build and sell the two advanced helicopter assault ships
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly used his “Talking Points Memo” segment to warn against two of the biggest threats of evil to the United States and its interests in the world –
On Wednesday, President Obama, speaking from Estonia, launched a series of bizarre comments at the Islamic State. After announcing that America “will not be intimidated” by the Islamic State – a bizarre statement from the most powerful man on the
Russia passed laws to restrict free assembly, but there are Russians who defy the laws to protest or hold vigils for the war in Ukraine. In the most recent event, Russians attempted to light 2,249 candles to commemorate the number
