Moldovan ‘Theft of the Century’ Solved?
Authorities could soon start bringing home some of the vanished $1 billion. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Don’t Blame Tillerson for Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy
Christopher A. Preble In his less than ten weeks on the job as secretary of state, Rex Tillerson has found himself subjected to almost daily criticism. Vladimir Putin initially refusing to meet with him. In the end, the two men did meet, but made little headway. During a meeting with European foreign ministers, he wondered aloud, “Why should U.S....
Suspected Russian Spam King Arrested in Spain
The FBI is dismantling what it called a massive illegal operation that enslaved thousands of computers. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Stalin and the Soviet Koreans
Most Americans would probably be surprised to hear that there is a Korean diaspora in the former Soviet nations of Central Asia. The origin of this surprising fact lies in the inhuman deportation policies of Joseph Stalin. And as unusual as the topic of Koreans in Russia and the Soviet Union may sound to unaccustomed ears, the story reveals a lot...
Four Good Reasons to Care About Ukraine
It is important that President Vladimir Putin not conclude that continued use of force is a viable path to make Russia great again, writes CFR’s Richard N. Haass. …read more Source: Council on Foreign...
Pro-Ukrainian victim of savage attack faces ’extremism’ sentence for Crimea is Ukraine post
Ukrainian activist Ihor Movenko is facing criminal prosecution in Russian-occupied Crimea for so-called ‘extremism’, 7 months after a vicious attack on the 39-year-old from Sevastopol resulted in administrative charges against the victim, and no criminal investigation against the man who attacked him. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human...
Sanctions or Relief for Belarus? Washington Waits to Decide
Anti-Lukashenka mood could revive in U.S., EU over his crackdown on dissent, renewed ties with Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Is There A New US Syria Policy? Is There One At All?
What does the US administration want with regards to Syria?The elements were clear just a few days ago. The US would split off the east and set up a Kurdish enclave which it would then occupy with the help of proxy forces. It would use the leverage to push for political regime change in western Syria. Israel would occupy another piece of the...
The Forgotten Famine of 1946-1948
The Soviet Union emerged from the world’s bloodiest conflict victorious, but at great cost. Twenty million Soviet citizens died during World War II, including 35 percent of men between 18 and 30. More than 20 percent of the population was homeless. And the material damage done by the war was on the order of 20 times the entire prewar annual...
Russia Puts Squeeze on Soccer Hooligans
Authorities are cracking down on hardcore fans weeks before a curtain-raiser to the 2018 World Cup. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
