Tag Archives: ukraine

New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia Go Further Than Ever Before

07/17/2014 Published on Forbes.com
“We have emphasized our preference to resolve this issue diplomatically, but we have to see concrete actions and not just words…So far, Russia has failed to take any of the steps that I have mentioned. In fact, Russia’s support for…

Putin’s Plan To Keep Control Of Ukraine

06/03/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Monday’s attack on a Ukrainian border guard post by hundreds of pro-Russia rebels is the latest evidence that the situation in eastern Ukraine remains dire and extremely volatile. The democratic election of Petro Poroshenko is a good sign that Ukraine…

Ukrainians Go To The Polls Tomorrow

05/24/2014 Published on Forbes.com
As Ukrainians go to the polls to elect their president tomorrow the result is not in much doubt: chocolatier and oligarch Petro Poroshenko will almost certainly be the next president of Ukraine. But what is in much graver doubt is…

Putin Is Sponsoring Sectarian Violence In Ukraine

05/22/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Over the past few months much of the discussion about the crisis in Ukraine has concerned the implications of Vladimir Putin’s desire to turn Russia into a great power capable of challenging the United States and its NATO allies. To…

Can Anything Stop Putin? The US And EU Need A Coherent Foreign Policy

05/16/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It has now been several months since the Ukrainian protests began on the Maidan in Kiev and nearly two since Russia annexed Crimea. Through it all, the US and the EU has continually failed to find a way to properly…

Lacking Leadership On Ukraine — And Everywhere Else

05/05/2014 Published on Forbes.com
As of late, there have been a series of scathing criticisms of current US foreign policy, especially concerning our inaction in Ukraine. The Economist asked, “What would America fight for?” Unsurprisingly, the answer was far from clear. As the editorial…

Divided GOP only thing Obama, Democrats have going for them before 2014 midterms

04/30/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
April 29, 2014: House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., talks to reporters following a Republican strategy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP Tuesday’s Washington Post/ABC News poll will not be welcome news to a…

In Kiev, Biden Tells Russia To Pull Back

04/22/2014 Published on Forbes.com
“It is time for Russia to stop talking and start acting—act on the commitments they made. We need to see these kinds of concrete steps,” Vice President Biden said in Kiev today. “Time is short in which to make progress.”…

Ukrainian Military Fights Back Against Russian Aggression

04/15/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It’s not just one sided anymore. Today, the Ukrainian military stormed an airport 25 miles north of Slovyansk, beginning what the interim Ukrainian president, Oleksandr Turchynov, called a military operation to confront pro-Russian militants in the eastern part of the…

Soviet-born congressional candidate looks to make history

04/10/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Igor Birman, shown here, is running for Congress in California. (Igor Birman) During the darkest days of the Cold War, some in Washington feared a Communist infiltration inside the highest reaches of the government. It would have been unimaginable then…