Snowden “on a Leash”: The High-Stakes Game in Russia
President Obama is considering cancellation of his summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the September G-20 confab over Russia’s harboring of the American fugitive… Read More
Snowden Asylum Request: Another Blow to Obama’s Russia “Reset” Policy
Last Sunday, a Russian consular official confirmed that former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden asked for political asylum in Russia. Snowden’s defection, announced… Read More
Russian Ship Carrying Helicopters Sails Again for Syria
The MV Alaed has once again left its Russian port and is presumably heading back to Syria. The cargo ship was last in the news… Read More
Russia’s Blackmail Shows Why U.S. and Allies Need Missile Defenses
During a recent missile defense conference in Moscow, Russian Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov stated, “A decision to use destructive force pre-emptively will be… Read More
Obama’s Comments to Medvedev Reveal Missile Defense Policy
It is a fundamental trust the American people put in a President that he will do all within his power to defend them against foreign… Read More
Will Russia Bog Down in Syria?
In an unfortunate exercise of naval muscle-flexing, a flotilla of Russian warships will be sent to the anchorage and naval base of Tartus in Syria… Read More
Will Russian Missile Defense Hysteria Torpedo the ‘Reset’?
Last week, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced that Russia would deploy short-range missiles and possibly withdraw from the New Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (New START)… Read More
Boehner Blasts Obama’s Russian “Reset” Policy
How’s that Russia “reset” going? Not so well, as the news this week shows. In addition to blocking tougher sanctions on Iran for its illicit… Read More
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Why the Russian “Reset” Is Not Working
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R–OH) recently delivered a blistering critique of President Obama’s Russia “reset” strategy. “Over the last two and a half… Read More
VIDEO: Chess Champ Garry Kasparov Hopes Arab Spring Spreads to Russia
Garry Kasparov mastered the game of chess to become a world-famous champion. These days he’s facing a much tougher opponent: the corrupt leadership of Russia…. Read More
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Boehner, Kasparov: Obama’s Russia Reset Is Not Working
At The Heritage Foundation’s October 25 conference dedicated to the Obama Administration’s failing “Reset” policy toward Russia, House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) and Members of… Read More
Problems with Obama’s Russian “Reset” Policy
Last week, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee began confirmation hearings for Michael McFaul, nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Russia. McFaul’s statements on U.S.–Russia relations… Read More
Trading Protection of the United States for “Reset” Must Stop
President Obama is sacrificing missile defense for a “reset” with the Russian Federation, writes Rebeccah Heinrichs in her most recent piece. The Obama Administration has… Read More
‘Five Days of War’: The Movie President Obama Should See
Amidst the fuzziness of the Obama Administration “reset” policy with the Russian Federation, the movie Five Days of War portrays Russia’s dark side, writes Heritage’s… Read More
Who Are the Real Cold War Monsters?
The recent statements by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Rogozin, the Russian President’s Special Representative for Missile Defense Cooperation with NATO, raised hackles in Washington. Putin… Read More
Moscow’s Sanctions Tit-for-Tat Threatens to Kill the “Reset”
This week the State Department has placed some 64 Russian officials on a visa blacklist that would prevent them from entering the United States. These… Read More
Russian Foreign Minister Visits U.S., but Troubles Remain Hidden
This week, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov visited Washington to sign agreements on child adoption, visas, and nuclear safety. In reality, however, what Hillary Clinton… Read More
Russian Espionage Undermines Obama’s Reset Policy
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that ten people have been arrested for being alleged undercover Russian spies. They were charged with conspiracy… Read More
Why the United States Should “reSTART” the “Reset”
The goal of the Obama administration, made clear from almost day one, was to hit a “reset” button on US-Russian relations. The question of what… Read More
What Senator Kerry is Missing on Obama’s Russian Reset
As President Medvedev of Russia is coming to visit Barack Obama, the Administration’s spokesmen are desperately trying to convince us that the “reset” policy with… Read More
