Will Russia retaliate for sanctions over Crimea by cutting off the sale of enriched uranium to the U.S.?
Is U.S. Nuclear Energy or Isn’t It Dependent on Russian Enriched Uranium? (Part 1)
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Europe & Central Asia
Funding Roma Autonomy
Despite a worldwide reduction in poverty, the economic situation of Roma in East-Central Europe has declined.
Obama’s Changing Moral Compass on Iraq
Vladimir Putin has a point: the United States seems to have discovered international law only recently.
Brown Is the New Black
Fashions come and go. And this year, across the broad swath of Eurasia, fascism is in.
Sanctions Against Russia? Good Luck
The U.S., hooked on Russian enriched uranium, is in no position to impose long-term sanctions on Russia.
Looking Backwards, Pivoting Sideways
Washington’s past and present foreign policies are sustaining the fraught security environment in East Asia.
Sanctioning Russia Won’t Help Ukraine
Sanctioning Russia may actually reduce its incentive to change course in Crimea.
Crimea Joins Russia: What About International Law?
The deadlock in the UN Security Council combined with Russia’s disregard for Western approval have the U.S. and its allies stymied.
Trading Away Democracy
Far from simply removing tariffs, the proposed “free trade” agreement between the United States and the European Union undermines representative democracy.
Russia Still Addresses Conventional-Weapons Gap with U.S. Via Nukes
The U.S. once stationed nuclear weapons in Europe to counter Russia’s massive army; now Russia brandishes them to keep our conventional capabilities at bay.