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Leaders Agree To Ceasefire Terms For Ukraine In Minsk Talks

02/12/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Yesterday, the leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia held peace talks in Belarus. Though the United States wasn’t represented at the summit, both President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry has made clear that they support a diplomatic…

Obama’s Budget Mirrors The Obama Agenda

02/10/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Last week President Obama unveiled his 2016 budget. Truth be told, the contents came as little surprise to anyone – on either side of the aisle. It spends a lot. And it taxes a lot. More than anything, it barely…

Western Heavyweights Intervene In Ukrainian Conflict; Looking For Another Diplomatic Solution

02/05/2015 Published on Forbes.com
I was relieved to see reports earlier this week that the United States was finally considering arming the Ukrainians as they continue fighting off pro-Russian separatists in the East. There was the suggestion that we might have been able to…

Patent Reform And The New Congress

01/30/2015 Published on Forbes.com
On December 5, 2013, the House of Representatives did something strange. It passed a bill that helped American businesses. In response, the Senate did something decidedly more familiar: it killed the bill. The 2013 Innovation Act was a Patent Reform…

Progress In Ukraine While Russia Continues Incursion

01/27/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Last week in Davos, thought leaders and interested parties gathered to discuss a total overhaul of Ukrainian society, with particular focus on increasing transparency, stamping out bureaucracy and corruption as well as promoting efficiency and Western practices. For a country…

Russia And Ukraine Are At War

01/22/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Moscow won’t admit it, but Russia is at war with Ukraine. It’s hard to draw any other conclusion from reports that Russian regular forces have moved into eastern Ukraine and are attacking Ukrainian military units amid a flare-up of violence…

State Of The Union Speech Emphasizes Economic Successes, Misses The Mark On Foreign Policy

01/21/2015 Published on Forbes.com
President Obama did his best tonight to make Americans forget what happened just a few months ago at the November midterm election. He sounded like the man at the head of the party that just won control of the House…

State Of The Union Emphasizes Economic Successes, Misses The Mark On Foreign Policy

Published on Forbes.com
President Obama did his best tonight to make Americans forget what happened just a few months ago at the November midterm election. He sounded like the man at the head of the party that just won control of the House…

Medicare Part D Rebates Will Hurt More Than Help

01/19/2015 Published on Forbes.com
It’s no great secret that America needs to get its fiscal house in order. Now, that’s hardly an unpopular statement these days. And it’s a sentiment we’re hearing from both Republicans and Democrats, as well as the American people who…

America Needs A Venezuela Policy

01/16/2015 Published on Forbes.com
In 2014, troubling trends in Europe and the Middle East held much of America’s attention. And 2015 is shaping up to be similar. I have written extensively and frequently on how America can better defend its interests and allies in…