Exxon Storming the Arctic
Last week, oil giant ExxonMobil announced an agreement with Russia’s state oil company, Rosneft, to explore for oil in the Arctic continental shelf in the… Read More
Iran–Russia S-300 Affair Takes a New Spin
Iran escalated its dispute with Russia recently. Tehran filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation at the International Court of Arbitration as Russia refused to… 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
The Club-K: A Deadly “Pandora’s Box” of Cruise Missiles
Russia’s military-industrial complex is offering an ominous weapons system in the international arms market called the Club-K cruise missile system. It consists of a quadruple… Read More
The Northern Sea Route: Mired in Ice and Red Tape
The accelerated melting of the polar icecaps and recent Russian announcement that the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is now “ice-free” beg the question of whether… Read More
Russia Debuts Stealth Fighter—with Implications for the U.S.
The chief of Russia’s air force announced this week that the PAK FA, Russia’s fifth-generation stealth fighter, will enter service in 2015. This would be… Read More
Russia’s Arctic Claims: Neither LOST nor Forgotten
The Arctic is becoming the “wild west” of the 21st century, and the Russians have been quick to claim a good part of it as… Read More
For Russia, “Open Discussion” Means Divide and Conquer
While Russia gives the illusion of looking for missile defense cooperation, it has waged a full-scale campaign against U.S. missile defenses. Dmitry Rogozin, special representative… Read More
Russian Threats a Heavy Blow to Obama’s “Reset” Policy
The U.S. State Department appears to be preempting and diluting the Senate’s Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2011 (S. 1039) by placing… Read More
Top 10 Reads: August 10, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Russian ‘reset’ malfunction – Ariel Cohen… Read More
Tymoshenko Arrest Hurts Ukraine, Benefits Russia
On August 5, Yulia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister and heroine of Ukraine’s 2004 pro-western Orange Revolution, was arrested during her trial. Tymoshenko was in… 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
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
The Sergei Magnitsky Case: An Admission of Guilt
On July 5 the Russian Human Rights Council published its report on the now infamous—and mysterious—death of the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. An attorney for the… Read More
Washington Mum as France, Germany Arm Russia
Amidst the ongoing aerial campaign against Muammar Qadhafi’s forces in Libya, NATO is struggling with a problem that is affecting the integrity of the alliance…. Read More
Russia Bars an Opposition Party from Running in Duma Elections
Last week the government of Russia banned a center-right democratic opposition party from participating in elections. At the same time, the Kremlin propped up a… Read More
Yet Another Negotiating “Achievement” of the U.S. Department of State
New START, a strategic arms control treaty with the Russian Federation that entered into force in February, is disadvantageous for the United States and advantageous… Read More
Russia: New Media, Old Tactics
Did Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blush when he signed off on the G-8 declaration of the “Renewed Commitment for Freedom and Democracy” at last week’s… Read More
U.S. and NATO Should Reject Russian Demands on Missile Defense
According to The New York Times, Russia is seeking written guarantees that missile defense systems deployed in Europe by the U.S. and NATO in the… Read More
The Administration Must Not Bend to Russian Missile Defense Demands
Recently, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that Russia might withdraw from New START—the strategic arms control agreement between the Russian Federation and the… Read More
SecurityNews
Stop Relying on Russian Aircraft
The United States is increasingly relying on the Russian Federation for supplying U.S. forces stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is because the U.S. does… Read More
Russia Fighting to Save Arms Sales to the Middle East
Ambitious efforts to modernize Russia’s defense and industrial base undertaken during the Putin administration have been paying off—at least, in some cases. The Russian leadership… Read More
Moscow Aims to Have One of World’s Top Five Militaries
Moscow recently announced its aspirations to have one of the five best militaries in the world. This ambitious plan will require that Russia replace 70… Read More
Some Senators Rightfully Concerned over the Russian “Red Button” Missile Defense Demands
Last week, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov caused a stir among the U.S. and European proponents of missile defenses. Talking about the Obama… Read More
Russian Control of U.S. Missile Defenses? Just Say No.
According to The Telegraph of London on April 8, Russia is demanding direct operational control of U.S. and allied missile defense systems in negotiations regarding… Read More
Protect and Defend, Not Limit and Accommodate: Strategy for the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System
The book Ballistic Missile Defense: Its Past and Future by Jacques Gansler is yet another contribution to the ongoing debate on the role of ballistic… Read More
After New START: Moving Forward or Moving Back?
On Tuesday, March 2, arms control experts met at The Heritage Foundation’s conference “New START: What We Now Know and What’s Next.” They discussed the… Read More
Russia 2, America 0
Last Monday, Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, made clear yet again that Moscow reserves the right to withdraw from New START,… Read More
PODCAST: WikiLeaks, New START, Harming Friends
Great Britain has been a stalwart ally and friend to the United States, helping us save the world in World Wars I and II, and… Read More
The Senate’s Letter to Prevent the Space Code of Conduct: Issues Remain
On February 2, 37 U.S. Senators signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seeking information about the Obama Administration’s reported plans to join… Read More
