Western Leaders Suspend Russia from G8; Now They Should Downgrade the G20
The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the G7), plus the president of the European Council and… Read More
The Chorus for LNG Exports Gets Bigger and Louder
As Congress returns to work and focuses on a Ukraine aid package, exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) is getting all sorts of attention these days,… Read More
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Missile Defense as a Response to Russia
Daniel Gouré’s recent op-ed for the Lexington Institute offers a compelling alternative to the Obama Administration’s weak-kneed response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Gouré advocates… Read More
The Dirty Tricks Putin Is Now Using
Who killed Kennedy? The CIA. Who introduced AIDS to Africa? The CIA. Sure, it’s crazy talk. But those stories were two of Moscow’s most successful… Read More
Nuclear Threats and Russian Trash Talk
Russian chest thumping has reached a new high (or low, if you prefer) in the wake of Russia’s forcible annexation of the Ukrainian province of… Read More
Russia Cracks Down on Media Freedom in Ukraine
Ukrainians rallied in the streets of Kiev to topple their former leader. Now they are facing a new threat: Russian attacks on Ukrainian media outlets…. Read More
Exporting Natural Gas Is Part of the Solution
One of The Heritage Foundation’s recommendations for how the United States should respond to Russian aggression against Ukraine is lifting restrictions on exporting liquefied natural… Read More
Treasury Is Misinforming the American Public about Ukraine and IMF Reforms
A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson blogged last week about “Why IMF Quota and Governance Reforms are Urgently Needed” and implied that opponents of President Obama’s… Read More
Russia’s Illegal Crimea Referendum Must Be Rejected by the Free World
Crimea has just announced the preliminary result of its forced referendum. Unsurprisingly, 95 percent of those taking part in the poll voted in favor of… Read More
Vlad’s Excellent Autocratic Adventure
A great deal of ink has been spilt over the evolving situation in Ukraine, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s de facto annexation of Crimea. At… Read More
