Section: Gatestone Institute (USA)
“Let Freedom Ring”: Support Ukraine & USA Energy Independence
In late 1944, desperate Poles radioed the Allies pleading for weapons to help them stop the Nazis from massacring the citizens of Warsaw. The Soviet Army was within easy distance of the Polish capital but, for some reason, decided to pause in their …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Trump Had Right to Withhold Ukraine Funds: GAO is Wrong
The Constitution allocates to the president sole authority over foreign policy (short of declaring war or signing a treaty). It does not permit Congress to substitute its foreign policy preferences for those of the president. To the extent that the …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Foes Can’t Beat Him with Caricatures
Far from retreating in the face of alleged Russian expansionism the US has increased the number of its troops in Europe and released military aid to Ukraine, frozen under President Barack Obama. The same caricature is used to censure President Donald …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Islamist-inspired Terrorism Returns to Yemen
Recent tensions within the coalition between the Saudis and the Emiratis over which faction they support in the Yemeni government has added yet another political dimension to the country’s bitter civil war, one Islamist terrorists have been quick to …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Brexit – The Saga Continues
The lack of concern for a ‘hard Brexit’ shown by both the voters and commentators during the referendum in 2016, was due to a few factors. Those who wanted out, the ‘Leavers’, were interested in only one thing — a clean break, whilst the ‘Remainers’ …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Italy: Salvini Down but Not Out
The new governing alliance, if realized, may be short lived. In an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa, former Interior Minister Roberto Maroni of the Lega Nord party said that the new government, if it comes to fruition, will be “intrinsically …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Boko Haram: Bloody Terror, No End in Sight
Every year, Boko Haram, which has gained a foothold in the neighboring African countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger, appears to be growing stronger. Suicide bombings and other deadly attacks committed by Boko Haram terrorists over the past decade have …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Zarif’s Inexcusable Warm Welcome in Europe
The behavior of European leaders towards Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during his visit illustrates how frightened they are of the Iranian regime and how these non-stop moralists will seemingly do anything for money. Iran’s strong …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Ukraine: To Die in Mariupol
Although Putin has not articulated the final objective of his proxy war in eastern Ukraine, his actions seem to indicate that he is determined to create a land bridge from Mariupol to Odessa — two major seaports vitally important to Ukraine’s economy. …read more Source: Gatestone...
How the Trump Administration Should Counter Putin’s Policies in Ukraine and Venezuela
If Nicolás Maduro is removed from office in Venezuela, Putin might act as he did when a popular revolution overthrew Yanukovych in Ukraine, in 2014: with a surprise invasion of the Crimea. This time, Putin may launch a surprise naval and land attack on …read more Source: Gatestone...
