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Does The NATO Alliance Still Embody Western Values? Lukewarm political cohesion creates doubts about Western resolve within the Alliance and beyond

WASHINGTON – The NATO Summit in Wales is sadly yet another tired display of Western countries getting together and...

Poroshenko Accepted Putin Terms – Ukraine Lost, No Help Coming From The West Admitting defeat is bad. But Ukraine has no options. It cannot defeat Russian forces. NATO will not help

WASHINGTON – Putin’s latest “peace plan” for Ukraine, now accepted by Kiev, is in fact the prelude to the secession of Eastern Ukraine. Putin...

UK Will Lead A New NATO Rapid Reaction Force – Should Putin Take Notice? This is a small development that does not change the basic dynamic of reduced defense spending across the board

WASHINGTON – As a response to Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, NATO will do…well, not much. Most of the reactions so...

Ukraine Should Admit Defeat – Let The Russians Take Over The East Now there is a real Russian invasion. Resisting againt naked aggression may be noble and patriotic. But it is futile. Ukraine will never win. Let the East go

WASHINGTON – The situation in Eastern Ukraine is getting worse. It is now clear that Putin’s Russia has intervened directly in the...

Ukraine Cannot Win Against Russia – Give Up The East President Poroshenko is alone. The US and the EU will not give any military support. Ending the conflict is necessary in order to refocus on the economy

WASHINGTON – Despite its (surprising) military successes against the pro-Russia rebels, there is no way that Ukraine can “win” this Moscow-funded civil...

Putin Destroyed All Notions Of A Peaceful Post-Cold War Europe Russia has its own ideas about sovereignty, when it comes to former Soviet Republics. America and Europe will not do much about any of this

WASHINGTON – In an almost casual way Russian President Vladimir Putin trashed each and every agreement that supposedly guaranteed...

Europe Does Not Like America No longer in need of US military protection, many Europeans openly express their contempt

WASHINGTON – In Italy, Alessandro Di Battista, a member of parliament who belongs to the opposition 5 Stelle, (5 Stars),...

NATO Reaffirms Its Unity and Resolve – Yet Defense Budgets Are In Free Fall The Atlantic Alliance has become a talking shop. Without real resources, military capabilities are shrinking. A military alliance with no real armies?

WASHINGTON – “ we will send an unmistakable message: Today and in the future,...

The War Against The East Has Ruined An Already Weak Ukrainian Economy Whatever the military outcome, this costly fight to retain control of the East has essentially bankrupted the country

WASHINGTON – A few weeks ago I wrote that Ukraine should cut its losses by letting its Eastern provinces...

There Is No Such Thing As An “Illiberal Democracy” Real democracies should denounce political leaders in Hungary or Russia who claim that authoritarianism is a more advanced form of democracy

WASHINGTON – “Giovinezza, giovinezza, primavera di bellezza, nel fascismo e’ la salvezza della nostra liberta'”. “Youth, youth, springtime of beauty,...