Russia

Israel and Ukraine official flag transborder contract UKR ISR

^{Bruce Chapman
October 25, 2024
Citizen Leadership

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Israel’s Coming Attack Will Also Assist Ukraine

_{Bruce Chapman
October 25, 2024
Citizen Leadership

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The next battle in the Middle East may be played out in the skies above Iran. The outcome obviously is meant to help Israel, but may well assist Ukraine, too. If "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," Israel and Ukraine are friends already, and even quiet allies. Read More ›

Silhouette of terrorist holding rifle against burning tank

^{Scott S. Powell
November 2, 2023
Foreign Policy

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Weakness and Underestimating Enemies Invites War

_{Scott S. Powell
November 2, 2023
Foreign Policy

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The talk about whether the United States could prevail in a two-front war—against Russia in the European theater to defend Ukraine and against China in the Pacific theater to defend Taiwan—has suddenly been eclipsed. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
July 16, 2023
Economics

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The BRICs Go For Gold

_{Nathan Lewis
July 16, 2023
Economics

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After months of debate about various currency and commodity baskets, a Russia- and China-led consortium has apparently settled on using gold as the basis of a planned new international currency system separate from the US dollar and euro. Read More ›

Patriotism: Old red American Pickup truck with flag at the rear end

^{Scott S. Powell
June 14, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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The Key to America’s Survival

_{Scott S. Powell
June 14, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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The United States is dying a death by its own present government that is inflicting a thousand cuts on its citizenry. On every front, what people see is a government against the people. And world disaster may be closer now than ever before. Read More ›

Portland, Oregon. USA 02.26.2022. People protest against the war in Ukraine. Russia's aggression towards Ukraine. Support for Ukrainians in the USA. Worldwide protection of Ukraine. Support for the people of Ukraine. News and media headlines

^{Debra J. Saunders
June 2, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Spark the Next World War?

_{Debra J. Saunders
June 2, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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After many missteps in other policy areas — stoking inflation, the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan — President Joe Biden is treading more carefully as he navigates a minefield. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
April 28, 2022
Economics

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Mounting U.S. Debt and Misguided Foreign Policy Risk a Dollar Doomsday

_{Scott S. Powell
April 28, 2022
Economics

5}

The U.S. dollar is getting perilously close to losing its status as the world’s reserve currency, and there is less room than ever for error on the international stage. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
March 17, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Surrogate Babies of Ukraine Treated Like a Commodity

_{Debra J. Saunders
March 17, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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The video on the website for BioTexCom, aka the Center for Human Reproduction, features Ukrainian men driving babies born to surrogate mothers to bomb shelters where smiling caregivers cradle the precious cargo and keep the infants safe from Russian firepower. The company wants prospective parents to know that it is doing its utmost to shield these infants amid a war. Read More ›

^{Walter Myers III
March 9, 2022
Economics

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Electric Vehicles: Not a Panacea for the Gas Crunch

_{Walter Myers III
March 9, 2022
Economics

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Former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and current Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently argued that electric vehicles were an affordable solution to the now record gas prices. But he didn’t specifically say how. It turns out that if one considers the real costs and practicalities of owning and operating an electric vehicle, his statement is false. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 8, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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The World Rages at Russia’s Evil Actions—but Shrugs at China’s

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 8, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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Ukraine is the immediate crisis, to be sure. But over the long term, the Middle Kingdom poses a far greater peril. Our policies going forward need to reflect that threatening reality. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
October 24, 2021
Citizen Leadership

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Steele Dossier: The Lie Told Around the World, Again

_{Debra J. Saunders
October 24, 2021
Citizen Leadership

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When you think about it, the phony claim that, in 2013, former President Donald Trump cavorted with prostitutes in the Moscow Ritz-Carlton who urinated in front of him on a bed once used by former President Barack Obama and his wife was genius. Read More ›

^{Heather Zeiger
July 30, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology

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Charges Reveal Extent of China-Sponsored Hacking in the West

_{Heather Zeiger
July 30, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology

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What’s new about the most recent indictment is the acknowledgment that China is working with known cybercriminals. Read More ›

^{John Wohlstetter
April 17, 2017
Foreign Policy

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Russia Then & Now: A Tale of Two Visits

_{John Wohlstetter
April 17, 2017
Foreign Policy

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Part I: 1985 In 1985 I spent 13 days in Russia — then officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), but which I will call Russia for reader convenience. I traveled with 100 others, under the august auspices of the Smithsonian Institution. After 32 years and countless tectonic intervening events, I recently returned to what — no surprise — Read More ›