Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
David Petraeus on US policy under Donald Trump, the generational war against Islamist Terrorism, and dealing with China
Retired United States General David Petraeus was interviewed by Brendan Nicholson, from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute at a Liberal party gala dinner in Sydney on Friday. Dan Hembrechts/AAPRetired United States General David Petraeus was a commander of international forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Later he headed the CIA, before...
Kleptocracy Weekly: 6/19-6/23
The latest on KI’s blog: Natalie Duffy discusses how the Armed Services Committee has a revolving door all its own. U.S. U.S. lawmakers are launching a fresh effort to outlaw “shell companies” amid fears that Russia is exploiting such opaque corporate vehicles to spread its influence. Op-ed by Representative Tom Suozzi: Americans must unite...
Russia Riled By Polish Decision to Destroy Red Army Monuments
Adding insult to injury, the Sejm voted for the bill on a day Russia commemorates those who lost their lives in the fight against Nazism. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The power of Russian propaganda
After the 2008 Georgian War, and then the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Moscow realised the limits of its hard power. The sovereign and independent countries that Putin had considered to be part of Russia’s “legitimate sphere of influence” were slipping away by building closer ties with Europe and the US. This was in clear opposition with...
Voters – and not the FBI – should boot Trump out of office
The British and the Americans remain divided by their common political language. A British prime minister can win a general election but be unseated by a party ballot. An American president, even when deposed by half the electorate and distrusted by his own party, is harder to dislodge. Thatcher and Blair went down like Julius Caesar, stabbed in...
Kleptocracy Daily: June 23, 2017
News A Trump appointee to an advisory board is also a well-paid lobbyist for Saudi Arabia, making $430,000 from the kingdom — sparking ethics concerns about the President’s “drain the swamp” pledge. Defense lawyers say a recent Supreme Court ruling could change the way the SEC enforces the FCPA, the U.S. foreign-bribery law. EU leaders...
If Russia Wants the Syria Mess, Let Them Have It
Ted Galen Carpenter Relations between Moscow and Washington continue to deteriorate over a variety of issues. Contrary to the expectations of Americans who favor a more conciliatory policy toward Russia (and contrary to the fears of those who believe that a confrontational stance is necessary), the frigid bilateral relationship during Barack...
US Supreme Court opens the floodgates for the trademarking of racist slurs
The Slants in concert/Tommy Byrd/Flickr, CC BY-NCYou may not have heard of Asian-American dance-rock band, The Slants, but you may soon be very aware of a troubling precedent set after they won a contentious legal victory in the US Supreme Court. Founder and bass player, Simon Tam, first tried to register the band’s name as a trademark in...
Nord Stream 2 means gains for Germany but pain for Europe
This opinion piece was also published in German in EnerGate The construction of a new pipeline under the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany throws up a series of economic, legal and political questions. German politicians face a particular dilemma. The project seems likely to be profitable for Germany itself, but it would worsen the gas supply...
Can the EU and China act together?
The post-Second World War and post-Cold War international system is facing some strong headwinds. Europe has been under siege from massive immigration, terrorist attacks, rising populism, a war in Ukraine and, of course, Brexit. The Middle East remains stuck in violence and cold peace without any hopeful signs. Meanwhile, East Asia seems to be...
