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.
If I Didn’t Have a Hammer
U.S. foreign policy is anything but demilitarized. But where the Bush team saw every problem as a nail, the Obama team wields more than just a hammer.
Once at the Forefront of Transition to Capitalism, Hungary Slips Back
Because it had already been experimenting with a mixed economy, Hungary’s transition to capitalism was less painful than other East-Central Europe communist states.
Seven Decades of Nazi Collaboration: America’s Dirty Little Ukraine Secret
An interview with Russ Bellant, author of “Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party.”
Ukraine’s Civil Strife Is Not about Language
Political divisions in Ukraine are more accurately explained by historic preferences and influence of the local elites than by language.
It’s About Time India and Pakistan Prioritized Trade
Trade relations between India and Pakistan remain hostage to hostility between the two states.
Straight Talk on the U.S. and Ukraine
Given the limits of its power and its own compromised relationship with international law, the U.S. isn’t in a position to do much about Ukraine.
Who Are the People?
In a society in upheaval, just who are “the People”?