Financing Ukraine May 14, 2025Anony Mee
Funding will be needed long before the minerals agreement is fully functional. Let’s claw back what we can; DOGE can help.
Trump’s Humanitarian Calculus March 17, 2025John B. Carpenter
Sure, President Trump doesn’t gush femininely about how his heart breaks over the poor, sweet victims of war and terrorism, but his policies are driven by humanitarianism.
Zelensky's arrogance March 7, 2025Lucja Cannon
President Zelensky often uses half-truths and power moves to get his way in his dealings with foreign leaders.
What Zelensky Didn’t Get March 4, 2025Jonathon Moseley
The infamous February 28 meeting seems to have required more sophistication than Ukraine’s president can muster.
Is ‘Peace’ a Dirty Word? March 4, 2025Joe Fried
The car keys, or in this case the enormous military arsenal of the United States, must be taken away before Zelenskyy will negotiate seriously.
Another lesson in Great Power Politics March 3, 2025Bill Ponton
After the recent Oval Office flare up, it is obvious that Zelensky still believes that his allies in entertainment/media, the Democrat party, and the EU will come to his rescue and derail the Trump train.
Zelensky’s Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good Day March 1, 2025Clarice Feldman
A clear-eyed, masterful negotiator looked at the field, came up with what he believes is the best available deal for his client (us) and the world and a posturing midget egged on by arrogant armchair warriors failed to grab it.
Trump’s Ukraine Gambit February 28, 2025Ronald Beaty
Yesterday’s explosive White House showdown between President Donald J. Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ignited a firestorm of debate.
A lesson in great power politics February 25, 2025Bill Ponton
Although Western intelligentsia refuse to let go of the Munich appeasement narrative, with one phone call to Putin, Trump has put a dagger in it.
The Last And The First January 4, 2025J.R. Dunn
The Bible tells us that “the last will be first, and the first will be last”—and the events of 2024 have confirmed this truth.
Preemptive pardons? December 5, 2024Patricia McCarthy
Rumors that Joe Biden is considering preemptive pardons for Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney, and Adam Schiff has profound meaning.
Standoff in Ukraine November 21, 2024Bill Ponton
As a parting gift, Joe Biden brings us to the brink of nuclear war. We need a negotiated settlement and we need it now.
Keeping Aggression a Bad Idea September 12, 2024William R. Hawkins
Our policy must not be to sustain “forever wars” but to end them by putting to use the advantages our superior civilization has given us and in so doing, maintaining that civilization.
The Three Phases of the Ukrainian War July 10, 2024Alexander G. Markovsky
From the euphoria that characterized America’s and NATO’s view of the war to the current situation, there’s been a clear trajectory.
Needed: New weapons that will actually work! May 29, 2024Howard Richman
The war in Ukraine is making many of the United States’ best weapons systems obsolete, so the next president and Congress will need to prioritize a major push in defense weapons innovation.
Needed: New weapons that will actually work! May 29, 2024Jesse Richman
The war in Ukraine is making many of the United States’ best weapons systems obsolete, so the next president and Congress will need to prioritize a major push in defense weapons innovation.
Boosting Dedollarization — From Within May 2, 2024Peter C. Earle
Drafting the U.S. dollar, America’s long-dominant global reserve currency, into foreign military service over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a fateful decision.
Two Countries, Four Wars April 13, 2024Gary Gindler
The current wars in Israel and Ukraine look highly complex — but proper historical context can make them easier to understand.
Why Victoria Nuland Should Not Be Missed March 29, 2024Clifford C. Nichols
The last thing America needs right now is foolish bureaucrats dragging us into war with a vengeful man like Putin who doesn’t bend to his adversaries.
How to create a foreign policy disaster April 23, 2023Jared Peterson
The following will come as news only to those who get their Ukraine information exclusively from the laughable stream of daily propaganda that pours forth from the American security state corporate media.
On National Security, Can the Center Hold? January 20, 2023William R. Hawkins
Critics on both extremes are trying to make foreign policy a partisan issue to pull more people to their side. But our enemies consider all Americans their enemies. That creates a natural case in Congress for a bipartisan foreign policy.
Endless escalation in Ukraine? May 13, 2022Terry Titcomb
The latest scam is to try and get boots on the ground in Ukraine. But to do that, public outrage must be carefully manipulated and directed.
Ukraine: The Great American propaganda war May 6, 2022Terry Titcomb
All the American people know is that Russia is Bad, and Zelensky is a Hero. This is an oligarch-backed comedian who won an election on a platform of Peace and then turned into a dictator.
The War in Ukraine is in America’s Vital Interest March 22, 2022Steve McCann
The war in Ukraine cannot be dismissed as not being in America’s vital interest. This nation cannot retreat into self-imposed isolationism, while at the same time deliberately undercutting its economy.
What Ukraine could teach America March 7, 2022Christopher Skeet
Whatever the reasons, there was a time when America felt the same level of devotion and loyalty from her citizenry that Ukraine does now. But not anymore.
How Trump wins October 1, 2019Donald Finley
Knowing what their hatred for him would lead them to do and their history as nonstop partisans, he set the stage with raw meat, stepped aside armed with only Twitter, and watched the crazed bloodlust of the animals take them to new extremes.
Transcript of Trump-Zelensky call released, impeachment now likely September 25, 2019Thomas Lifson
With the release this morning of the unredacted transcript of President Trump’s July 25 call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, the bait has been set in a trap, and the House Democrats are very likely to vote to begin impeachment proceedings
The Rise of the Victim-State March 26, 2017Alexander G. Markovsky
Ukraine seeks to follow the Palestinian strategy of turning defeat and victimhood at the hands of a foreign power into a continuous flow of billions in aid.
From Hope to Disenchantment: Ukraine’s Arduous Road April 2, 2016Jared Feldschreiber and Anguelina Piskova
In Ukraine, much of the initial faith and enthusiasm for a peaceful revolution and the fruits of democracy have led to a degree of unexpected disenchantment.
The Ukraine-ISIS Alliance November 30, 2015Sierra Rayne
. The question for the West now is who they would rather having controlling Ukraine's territory in the near future -- ISIS or Russia -- and the answer is clearly the latter.
How Hollywood Can Fight Putin April 19, 2014Bruce Walker
There is a sharp attack that the American media establishment could take, and whose ripples could sting and harass Russian oligarchs in ways no government action could reach.
Don't Kid Yourself about Ukraine March 25, 2014G. Murphy Donovan
An administration which cannot manage a website in the digital age is not one likely to prosecute a successful economic or shooting war, one with atomic potential
The Crimea 'Referendum': Russia Revealed March 24, 2014Kim Zigfeld
It’s shocking how quickly Russia has been revealed before the eyes of the world as a neo-Soviet dictatorship ruled by a pathologically violent and dishonest maniac.
The Russian Empire Strikes Back March 17, 2014Sergey Maidukov
Vladimir Putin’s strategic and private ambitions extend far beyond the rocky and waterless Crimean peninsula reaching out into the Black Sea.
Obama's Great Man Delusion March 11, 2014Jeffrey Folks
Those who suppose themselves Great Men are capable of doing great harm. That has certainly been the case with President Obama.
Why Ukraine Matters March 8, 2014Bruce Walker
The gradual re-conquest of the old Soviet empire by a former officer of the Soviet Gestapo ought to worry us a lot.
Putin and Godfather IIFebruary 25, 2014J. Robert Smith
Underneath his Corleone businessman shtick, Putin's a cold-blooded authoritarian trying to resurrect a dilapidated Russia.
'Heroes Never Die' February 24, 2014Kim Zigfeld
The Ukrainians overthrow Putin's puppet Yanukovich and seize their freedom. Will the West back them?
Obama betraying democracy forces of Ukraine January 24, 2014Thomas Lifson
Just as he did with the Green Revolution in Iran, which had the potential to topple the mullahs, President Obama is giving a cold shoulder to the Pro-Western demonstrators in Ukraine.
Should Obama take Lessons from Putin? November 29, 2013Michael Curtis
Power politics and threats of imposing and increasing sanctions have proved to be more successful than discussions and negotiations with foreign leaders.
