The crisis in Ukraine is not about Ukraine. It’s about Germany
By Mike Whitney “The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars– the First,…
Ukraine defies Russia, enacts new security strategy in line with NATO, EU standards
•Strategy aims to improve security in line with NATO and EU standards •President Zelensky declared Feb. 16 as Day of…
The West – united on Ukraine, divided on Russia
•Western disagreements on the Russian military escalation in Eastern Europe play into Putin’s hand. By Marwan Bishara After months of…
The US sanctions toolkit can no longer hold off global challengers
By Howard W. French On Christmas Eve in 2002, I was suddenly dispatched from my base in Tokyo, where I…
Scenario analysis on a Ukrainian insurgency
Summary Russia looks likely to invade Ukraine in the coming weeks, if not days. The number of forces Russia has…
Ukraine Crisis: As oil nears $100, Saudis snub US, stick to OPEC-Russian Pact
•Saudi officials say they won’t pump more oil to ease prices, despite U.S. calls for more crude By Benoit Faucon and Summer…
Henry Kissinger: How the Ukraine crisis ends
•To settle the Ukraine crisis, start at the end By Henry A. Kissinger (first published March 5, 2014) Public discussion on…
Vlad the Imperial
By Yusuf Ibrahim Bako Putin has flexed his strategy in a remarkable stroke of gamesmanship, for all intents and purposes…
Russia and Ukraine are trapped in medieval myths
•A shared past underpins—and worsens—the conflict. By Kristaps Andrejsons There are plenty of economic and security explanations for the Ukraine crisis.…
NATO and the Ukraine-Russia crisis: Five key things to know
•Moscow has the future of the US-headed transatlantic military alliance in its sights as Kyiv eyes membership. •Russia’s president says…