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Carney: Obama Does Not Regret Mocking Romney on Russia

Carney: Obama Does Not Regret Mocking Romney on Russia

White House press secretary Jay Carney was asked by Fox News Channel White House correspondent Ed Henry if in light of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s activities regarding Ukraine, did President Barack Obama regret mocking Mitt Romney’s naming Russia a dangerous

Remember Andropov? Putin Does

Remember Andropov? Putin Does

Former KGB chairman and Soviet dictator Yuri Andropov was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mentor. As the great historian Anne Applebaum wrote in 2012:  [Putin] initiated a minor cult of Yuri Andropov, the longest-serving KGB boss in Soviet history (1967-1982), as well as

Ukraine's Crimea Formally Requests to Join Russia

Ukraine's Crimea Formally Requests to Join Russia

Crimea’s parliament formally asked to become part of the Russian Federation. If the request is granted, they will hold a referendum on March 16th. The Crimean parliament resolved “to enter into the Russian Federation with the rights of a subject

How to Thwart Putin's 'Evil Empire' 2.0

How to Thwart Putin's 'Evil Empire' 2.0

Vladimir Putin is claiming that his invasion of parts of Ukraine is required because there are Russians in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, just as Adolf Hitler came to the “rescue” of Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. He seems intent, however, on

The One Thing Obama's Done Right on Ukraine

The One Thing Obama's Done Right on Ukraine

There is so much to criticize in the Obama administration’s response to Russia’s intervention in the Ukraine, from the wishy-washy appeals to the “international community,” to the ridiculous complaint that Vladimir Putin is playing by “19th century” rules. Even when

The Soviet Bully

The Soviet Bully

International bodies are deliberating, talking heads are pontificating, politicians are politicizing, and only Vladimir Putin is taking action. The dissolution of the Soviet Union may have taken place in December 1991, but the Soviet style of action, negotiation, and bullying