InternationalNews
Why Ukraine Is a Mess and How It Got There
In Ukraine, the crisis is messy, the solutions elusive and the outlook bleak. That is the view of Eugene Rumer, a senior associate and director… Read More
InternationalFeature
International Monitors: Ukraine Cease-Fire Holding but ‘On Thin Ice’
KYIV, Ukraine—As the Ukraine cease-fire goes into its second month, international monitors say the fragile truce is still holding despite daily fighting and growing distrust… Read More
InternationalFeature
Ukraine’s Grassroots Drone Program Takes Flight
KYIV, Ukraine—In the infield of a practice track outside this city’s Olympic Sports Complex, a motley group of college students and engineers from the Kyiv… Read More
InternationalNews
High-Ranking Democrat Pushes Back Against Obama Administration Policy to Counter Russia
Amid whisperings that the Justice Department will file criminal corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., the long-time senator today spoke about the importance of… Read More
InternationalNews
Ukraine Showcases Captured Russian Military Hardware
Normally the square outside St. Michael’s Cathedral in central Kyiv is filled with sightseers taking photos of the famous golden-domed monastery while souvenir merchants hawk… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
NATO Allies Actively Assisting Russian Military? Unacceptable
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
Social Media Flees Russia as Putin Demands Access to Ukrainians’ Private Data
Internet censorship in Russia is threatening the country’s economic and political freedom, and the threat is spilling over into Ukraine. Pavel Durov, founder and CEO… Read More
Protect America Month: The World Needs the United States
The absence of the United States in world affairs following World War I left Europe in the political disarray that led to World War II,… Read More
RT Promotes Moscow’s Agenda in Latin America
A recent article by the Russian government’s international news network, RT, on Bolivian President Evo Morales exemplifies the network’s pattern of biased coverage of Latin… Read More
Ukraine: Even the Animals Are Suffering from Corruption
Animals at the abandoned presidential residence in Ukraine find themselves in the midst of a corruption scandal. When Viktor Yanukovych, the ousted former president of… Read More
Kidnapped: Pro-Russian Gunmen Are Holding This U.S. Journalist Hostage
An American journalist for Vice News is being held captive by pro-Russian gunmen following his reporting on the turmoil in Ukraine. Simon Ostrovsky had covered… Read More
U.S. Should Not Give Russia More Insight into Its National Security Activities
House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers (R–MI) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reject a request by Russian President Vladimir Putin to… Read More
News
The U.S. Should Stop Favoring Russia on Nuclear Weapons
This week marks the 4th anniversary of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia. Given the abject failure of this treaty, it… Read More
News
Author of Russian Reset Admits Policy Is Dead
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
Q&A on Ukraine: After Losing Crimea to Russia, What Next?
Russia essentially took over part of Ukraine and still reportedly has troops along the country’s border. We asked Heritage’s Margaret Thatcher Fellow, Luke Coffey, what… Read More
Crisis in Ukraine Shows the Importance of U.S.-Poland Alliance
In the past 20 years, Poland has gone from a Soviet satellite state to a free and democratic republic with a NATO membership. Following Russia’s… Read More
Ukrainian Journalist: If Russians ‘Want to Start War, They Usually Do’
Ukrainian journalist Mykola Vorobiov, warning of the consequences of Russian expansionism, said he is “not optimistic” about the potential for negotiations over Russia’s seizing of… Read More
SecurityNews
Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine Versus Obama’s “Nuclear Zero”
There is a stark discrepancy between the nuclear doctrines of the United States and Russia, according to a recent discussion hosted by the George C…. Read More
Anything But Reality TV: Obama CBS Interview on Ukraine
President Obama ended a quick trip through Europe with a “CBS Evening News” interview in Rome, where he shared his latest thinking on the ongoing… Read More
3 Things That Don’t Make Sense in Putin’s World
Russia’s Vladimir Putin took part of a country. So what kind of world does that mean we’re living in? It’s a world where we can’t… Read More
Congress Could Take This One Step and Weaken Putin Significantly. So Why Won’t They?
Now that Congress has wisely chosen not to include unrelated Internal Monetary Fund reform in the Ukrainian aid package, policymakers should focus on practical solutions… Read More
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
Defense Department Suspends Missile Defense Cooperation with Russia
Following Russia’s aggressive actions in Crimea, the Department of Defense suspended ballistic missile defense cooperation with Russia. This suspension includes civilian-to-civilian cooperation. This is a… Read More
Harry Reid Tried to Push Conservatives Into Accepting This Policy. Why He Didn’t Succeed.
After a two-week standoff with Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has decided to drop controversial provisions in the aid package for Ukraine. The Senate… Read More
Crimea Is a Dangerous Place to Stay If You Support Ukraine
When hearing current news from Crimea I get a feeling of déjà vu. Activists being abducted and killed; people being afraid to go out on… 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
Boehner Warned the Reset with Russia Would Fail
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
SecurityNews
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
Ted Cruz Leads GOP’s Fight Against IMF Expansion in Ukraine Aid Package
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–Nev.) is facing a revolt among Republicans for adding controversial language to an aid package for Ukraine. The Senate is… 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
