Tag: NATO

NATO Won’t Do More than Express Concern If Putin Attacks Another Former Soviet Republic, Illarionov Says

September 15, 2016

NATO Won’t Do More than Express Concern If Putin Attacks Another Former Soviet Republic, Illarionov Says 2016-09-17 17:21:55 Staunton, VA, September 15, 2016 –  If Vladimir Putin sends his forces to seize any of the former Soviet republics — including the three Baltic states which are NATO members — the Western alliance won’t do anything more […]

The World Is Less Safe Than It Has Been Since The End Of The Cold War

March 24, 2016

Originally published on March 23, 2016, revised on March 24, 2016. The crises in Ukraine and Syria have undermined the geopolitical balance that has kept us safe for generations It’s perhaps an outdated cliche that voters do not care about foreign policy. Thanks to the horrific news in Brussels, terrorism in Paris, the chaos in […]

Despite His Claims, Obama Was Not A Realist On Russia, Syria, And Libya

March 12, 2016

President Obama, in the twilight of his career, did what every US President is expected to do, give a legacy defending interview. He defended his primary foreign policy ideas including the Syrian inaction, the inability to deal with the Ukrainian crisis, the Iraq fiasco and Russian revanchism while describing himself as a Realist. Obama does […]