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With The Annexation Of Crimea, Putin Is Testing Us Again — Will The US Rise To The Challenge?
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…
New Crimean Parliament Votes In Favor Of Leaving Ukraine While U.S. Imposes Sanctions
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…
Prepare For A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
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
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…
A Bold and Distinctive Voice From Ukraine
I am taking the liberty of sharing a blog post that I have received from a friend and associate who divides her time between Kiev and New York–and who recently returned from Ukraine.
Ms Shvachuk’s views are her own and…
An Up And Down Week For ObamaCare
More than 1.1 million people signed up for healthcare through the federal and state exchanges last month, according to data released by the government.
Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, said, “These encouraging trends show that more…
A Step In The Right Direction For Congress, But Only A Small One
Since the announcement last night that House and Senate negotiators have agreed to a short-term budget deal, which raises military and domestic spending over the next two years, commentators have been asking: Does Congress work?
The answer is two fold.…
Getting President Obama Back On Track Begins With Policy Focus
It goes without saying that President Obama has experienced one of the worst first years of a second presidential term in modern history. Unlike President Clinton in 1997, Mr. Obama currently has little to no political leverage as he enters…
President Obama Launches The ObamaCare Campaign
Campaign season is in the air and I’m not talking about the 2014 midterms.
President Obama kicked of a 20-day press offensive yesterday to sell the Affordable Care Act. After the last two months, which have been disastrous for the…
Forrester Gets It Wrong On Facebook (Really Wrong)
I’ve read the Forrester research on Facebook Facebook, and it makes very little sense.
Forrester has basically said that the entire value and promise of the Facebook brand is vastly overstated because of the lack of utility of mobile advertising,…
