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Hijacking the American Plane of State: Old Scripts and Empty Stories Signal a New Age
If you want a news story that will glue eyes, then think of it this way: on September 12, 2001, the national security state entered the cockpit of the …
Oligarchs, Fascists and the People’s Protest in Ukraine
Derek Monroe says the Ukrainian far-right, with the backing of local oligarchs, the US and the EU, hijacked popular protests against corruption.
Pundits Never Have To Say They’re Sorry – but They Can Demand Others Apologize for Being Right
Being wrong doesn't seem to affect certain pundits' ability to gobble up airtime.
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The Crimea Crisis Offers President Obama a Chance to Retroactively Earn His Nobel Peace Prize
This newfound inclination to give peace a chance in the Crimea stand off with Russia illustrates what President Barack Obama meant during his State of the Union speech when …
Why ExxonMobil’s Partnerships With Russia’s Rosneft Challenge the Narrative of US Exports as Energy Weapon
The situation in Ukraine is a simple one at face value, at least from an energy perspective.
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With International Law in the News, Could We Make the US Comply?
Robert Naiman: There are things we Americans could do right now to push the US closer to compliance with international law.
Crimea and Punishment
Russia's brazen annexation of Crimea presents a vexing foreign policy crisis for the Western powers.
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Former US Ambassador: Behind Crimea Crisis, Russia Responding to Years of “Hostile” US Policy
The standoff over Ukraine and the fate of Crimea has sparked the worst East-West crisis since the end of the Cold War.
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The US Trojan Horse in Cyprus
The least we should do is stand with the Greeks and not allow Turkey to go unpunished for its atrocity in Cyprus.
After Crimea Votes to Secede, How Will US and Russia Handle Gravest Crisis Since Cold War?
The United States and the European Union are warning Russia not to annex Crimea after voters there overwhelmingly backed a referendum to leave Ukraine.