Section: Gatestone Institute (USA)
Iran’s – and America’s – Plans to Fund Russia’s War In Ukraine
Iran’s efforts to conclude a revised nuclear deal with the Biden administration could result in the Kremlin receiving a windfall of half-a-billion dollars to fund its war effort against Ukraine. To boost its economy, Russia is now demanding that Iran pay …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Ukraine War: The Moral Corruption of Germany’s Political Elite
Questions are being belatedly asked — and grudgingly answered — about many aspects of Merkel’s failed Russia policy, including her decisions to block Ukraine’s prospective membership in NATO, gut the German military, undermine the transatlantic alliance, …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Biden’s ‘Integrated Deterrence’ Military Strategy Failed in Ukraine
What is “integrated deterrence”? It sounds better than leading from behind, which was Obama’s version of it, but it’s not too different from the failed approach of the Obama administration. Like a lot of organizational jargon, “integrated deterrence” is …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Turkey: Beware of Islamists Bearing Gifts
Then there was what turned out to be a myth about the success of Turkish drones used by the Ukrainian army inflicting “huge” damage on the invading Russian columns. Drones, regardless of their capabilities, cannot be game-changers in a conflict with such …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Points that Putin Apologists Miss
The second charge related to NATO’s alleged rush to included Ukraine, or what [Professor John] Mearsheimer calls “reckless expansion”, provoked Putin is equally absurd. For almost two decades, Russia made no objection to NATO enlargement that included …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Biden’s Weakness on the Ukraine-Russia War is a Threat to America
Afterward [after Putin invaded Crimea], Obama called Putin to warn him that Russia’s actions were in “violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty” and that “in coordination with our European partners, we are prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Will the U.S. Lead or Continue to ‘Lose Ground’?
Today, Russia in Ukraine is the focus, but the aspirations of China and Iran must not be ignored. The US must — in the best interests of the United States — immediately deliver the weapons Ukraine needs to forestall future predators such as China, Iran …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Will the U.S. Lead or Continue to ‘Lose Ground’?
Today, Russia in Ukraine is the focus, but the aspirations of China and Iran must not be ignored. The US must — in the best interests of the United States — immediately deliver the weapons Ukraine needs to forestall future predators such as China, Iran …read more Source:: Gatestone...
Terrorism, Ukraine, Taiwan and the Outsourcing Wars
Russia isn’t fighting for Communism, but for market dominance. Europeans outsourced the responsibilities of powering their cities and heating their homes to Russia. While they tinkered with windmills and solar panels, Russia built an energy monopoly. Now …read more Source:: Gatestone...
China Undercuts Sanctions on Russia: Where Are the ‘Consequences’?
“For China… the Ukrainian crisis provided a unique opportunity to increase its access to Russia’s natural resources, particularly gas, gain contracts for infrastructure projects and new markets for Chinese technology, and turn Russia into a junior …read more Source:: Gatestone...
