Daniel is formerly a research fellow for European affairs in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.
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This Sunday, November 9, marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fighting in Ukraine has continued with regularity despite an official ceasefire signed on Sept. 5. In particular, separatists have sought to gain control of Donetsk… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Make no mistake, Islamic State’s methodical march of savagery across the Middle East threatens more than the religious and ethnic minorities caught in its path…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Right now, myriad crises around the globe require U.S. leadership: a radical Islamic army on the march in Iraq, chaos in Syria, Russia and China… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The weak response by the U.S. and Europe to Russia’s illegal invasion and annexation of Crimea and continued machinations against the rest of Ukraine have… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Obama’s speech last week to graduates of West Point was supposed to highlight the success of the administration’s foreign policy and lay out a… Read More
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Voters sent a clear message in elections May 22 – 25 for the European Parliament: Many remain deeply skeptical regarding further EU integration. The European… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Ukrainian soldiers and police remain willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to fend off Russia’s attempts to take over eastern Ukraine — last week, seven… Read More
Contrary to what we heard from Moscow, support among Crimeans for joining Russia was less than overwhelming. According to a report in Forbes magazine, the… Read More
Today, the Ukrainian military began “anti-terror” operations to wrest control of some eastern police stations and government buildings from pro-Russian militants who had seized these… Read More
During a recent Senate hearing, Secretary of State John Kerry said he would take the blame for any failures of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy,… Read More
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President Obama’s former Ambassador to Russia and self-described author of the Russian reset policy Michael McFaul today admitted the obvious: the reset is dead. In… Read More
Last week, President Obama signed into law an aid package that will send $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine. While these loan guarantees will… Read More
According to a recent report by the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), $6 billion worth of contracting money paid out by the… Read More
On Wednesday in Brussels, Secretary of State John Kerry pledged American leadership in making it more difficult for energy to be used as a geopolitical… Read More
During a speech at The Heritage Foundation in October 2011, House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) warned that the Obama Administration’s much trumpeted “reset” policy with… Read More
President Obama should use his meeting tomorrow with Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to prove that he is on the right side of history. While… Read More
House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) rightly called for the immediate easing of restrictions against the export of U.S. natural gas to Ukraine this week. Currently,… Read More
Protests and unrest continue to grip Ukraine as citizens voice their strong opposition to policies pursued by President Viktor Yanukovych. These policies have drawn the… Read More
Five years on since Barack Obama took office, it is time for the President to admit the obvious: His foreign and defense policies have largely… Read More
The European Union (EU) is well known for its regular attempts to regulate even the smallest and most miniscule parts of life on the continent…. Read More
The United Kingdom sagely blocked attempts by the European Union to develop an EU army at a recent EU Council meeting in Brussels. Long the… Read More
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According to a newly released poll of citizens in four European countries, half of Britons would vote to leave the European Union (EU). While 50… Read More
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The Administration has been pressuring the Senate to approve the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by claiming that the… Read More
Seventy-one years ago this week in 1942, the Allies began the liberation of North Africa from the yoke of Italian and German fascism. Known as… Read More
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Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip to Poland is a step in the right direction, but the timing and manner of Kerry’s visit leave much… Read More
In September, Iceland decided to officially suspend accession talks with the European Union. The decision indicates that the island nation will likely seek to chart… Read More
Tomorrow, the leaders of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will meet at the White House with President Barack Obama. The joint meeting provides an opportunity for… Read More
Today, August 23, is remembered across much of the world as Black Ribbon Day in remembrance of the millions of victims of Nazi and Communist… Read More
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This week, the United Kingdom is sending 10 naval ships through the Mediterranean as part of a routine yearly deployment. In light of recent Spanish… Read More
