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As The G-7 Meets In The Hague, Russia Keeps Hurting Ukraine

03/24/2014 Published on Forbes.com
The thousands of Russian troops that are building up along the Ukrainian border are concerning to us all. In light of this aggressive move, the Ukrainian government has made it clear that they are prepared for all out war, even…

Protecting American Intellectual Property

03/21/2014 Published on Forbes.com
While the American public’s and the media’s attention has been focused on the seemingly endless cycle of political dramas that unfold every day – What has Russian President Vladimir Put got in store for Ukraine? How many people have signed…

With The Annexation Of Crimea, Putin Is Testing Us Again — Will The US Rise To The Challenge?

03/17/2014 Published on Forbes.com
The United States and the European Union is facing one of their greatest foreign policy challenges in decades. By passing the referendum yesterday and calling for the annexation of Ukraine to the Russian Federation, the voters of Crimea have sent…

With Takeover Of Natural Gas Station, Russia Ratchets Up Tension With Ukraine

03/16/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Since the protests in Kiev turned bloody weeks ago, there has been one question on my mind: when will Russia invade Ukraine? And now we know the answer: yesterday. On the eve of the secession referendum in Crimea, Putin used…

Looking Ahead To 2016: Enough About The Candidates, What About The Message?

03/15/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Douglas E. Schoen and Jessica Tarlov If today’s paper was any guide, you’d think that the 2016 presidential election was just around the corner and not years down the road. Former Obama advisor David Axelrod took to Twitter to remind…

New Crimean Parliament Votes In Favor Of Leaving Ukraine While U.S. Imposes Sanctions

03/06/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It seemed that the situation in embattled Ukraine couldn’t get any more complicated, but it has. Today, Crimea’s new pro-Russian regional government voted in favor of leaving the country for Russia and will put it to a regional vote in…

Putin Blames The US For Ukrainian Unrest And Reserves Right To Military Action

03/04/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Though Putin has had his hand in the events of the last week in Ukraine, he actually hadn’t made any formal comments – until today. In an hour long, unscripted press conference in Moscow, Putin called the events in Ukraine…

Could the next stop for Putin be Kiev?

03/03/2014 Published on Forbes.com
The last few days have rocked Ukraine. What started as peaceful protests in November against a corrupt Ukrainian government has evolved in the span of 72 hours into a full-blown Russian military occupation in Crimea. To be sure, Putin moved…

Prepare For A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

03/01/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It has become clear that Russian President Putin took President Obama’s words at his press conference yesterday for exactly what they were: rhetoric. This morning, Putin requested – and received – authorization from the Russian Senate to use military force…

An Inside Look At Victor Yanukovich’s Ukraine

02/24/2014 Published on Forbes.com
We are all breathing a sigh of relief here in the West and, indeed, around the world now that the violence in Kiev has halted. Recent developments are heartening for supporters of democracy and although the road ahead will certainly…