Ariel Cohen, Author at The Daily Signal

Global U.S.–Russian Rivalry Fuels Syria Clash in the U.N.

Ariel Cohen | March 13, 2012

On Monday, Washington and Moscow clashed yet again in the U.N. Security Council over what to do about the bloody conflict in Syria. Neither side… Read More

Iran’s Clandestine Operations Threaten Azerbaijan

Ariel Cohen | February 23, 2012

On February 21, Azerbaijani counterintelligence services arrested Iranian agents planning terrorist attacks against Israeli diplomats and prominent members of the Jewish community. This is the… Read More

Time for a Georgia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

Ariel Cohen | February 06, 2012

President Obama and President of the Republic of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili recently announced that the two countries should start free-trade negotiations. Let’s hope both presidents… Read More

“Reset” Backfires as Clinton Fails to Reach Foreign Minister Lavrov

Ariel Cohen | February 02, 2012

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wanted to reach her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, to discuss the upcoming U.N. Security Council… Read More

Security

Russia Backs Assad to the Bitter End

Ariel Cohen | January 31, 2012

In a rare admission of reality, a senior Russia Middle East hand, Duma Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Mikhail Margelov, acknowledged that Russia has “exhausted its… Read More

Washington Should Reject ‘No Missiles, No Meeting’ Russian Blackmail

Ariel Cohen | January 27, 2012

Recently, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that there may be no summit between NATO and the Russian Federation if no agreement on missile… Read More

Security

Turkey and Iran: Bad Timing for Trade Increase

Ariel Cohen | January 23, 2012

Last Thursday, Iran and Turkey signed an agreement aimed at increasing trade between the two countries and doubling bilateral business by 2015. The agreement was… Read More

Ambassador McFaul Runs into Putin’s TV Buzz Saw

Ariel Cohen | January 20, 2012

Russian state television has launched an all-out assault on the new U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul—undeservedly so, although not unexpected. Russia’s Channel One, run by All-Russia… Read More

Energy

Strait of Hormuz: U.S. Should Be Ready for the Next Oil Crisis

Ariel Cohen | January 20, 2012

Tensions are rising in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has recently yet again threatened to close the strategic strait down over the threats from the… Read More

Reversing U.S. Retreat from the Arctic

Ariel Cohen | December 02, 2011

As the Arctic ice cap is decreasing in size, the international race for Arctic resources is heating up. The High North countries—including Russia, Denmark, Norway,… Read More

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