Originally posted July 27, 2016. David Bromwich, writing in The National Interest, tells readers that John Kennedy deceived Americans regarding Russia’s supposed “missile gap.” In the 1960 campaign, John Kennedy ran to the right of Richard Nixon on nuclear policy toward the Soviet Union. He accused Nixon of having allowed a “missile gap.” Compared to […]
Is There a New Movement of Warmer Russian Relations In the World?
The Wall Street Journal explains that the May elections in France are likely to lead to a policy of friendlier relations with Russia. PARIS—When France elects a new president in the spring, Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely gain an ally in the heart of Europe. The two leading candidates, François Fillon and Marine Le […]
Only Trump Seems to Understand Putin
Originally posted July 13, 2016. The American Conservative’s Philip P. Giraldi has penned the indispensable explanation of today’s Russia and it’s leader Vladimir Putin. Philip concludes that only Trump seems to understand Putin. Truly, the unwillingness to takes steps after 1991 to assist Russia in its post-communism transformation into a stable, prosperous, and secure state […]
Do Democrats Really Want another Cold War?
Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, explains how America can go about avoiding a new Cold War. In the Cold War between Communism and capitalism, the single-party dictatorship and the free society, we prevailed. But in the new struggle we are in, the ethnonational state seems ascendant over the multicultural, multiethnic, multiracial, multilingual “universal […]
Fillon: Russia Poses No Threat to the West
Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, asks “why NATO and why are U.S. troops in Europe?” Pat explains: Now that the British have voted to secede from the European Union and America has chosen a president who has never before held public office, the French appear to be following suit. While Fillon sees Margaret […]
The Case for Not Freaking Out about Russia
Something weird is going on in American politics. (Yes, I know…) Julian Assange, who rose to fame by leaking the bloody and erratic day-to-day secrets of American foreign policy, is now reviled by the Left and enjoys a Strange New Respect on the Right. In both cases, the sentiment is fueled by partisan bias. As […]
Bottom Line: Putin Agreed to Go Hunting for ISIS
Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, offers up some modern day realism on America’s relationship with Russia’s Putin. What causes the Republican Party to lose it whenever the name of Vladimir Putin is raised? Putin is no Stalin, whom FDR and Harry Truman called “Good old Joe” and “Uncle Joe.” Unlike Nikita Khrushchev, he […]
Diminished Russian Influence at Significant Cost
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has painted himself into a corner not well recognized by many Americans, especially with oil at about $49/bbl. (Putin needs $100+/bbl to balance the budget.) Writing at The American Conservative, Daniel Larison clarifies developments. The conventional story that hawks have liked telling in the last few years is that Russia has […]
Not Since Joseph Stalin’s Purges
The Maritime Executive reports breaking news on the wrath of Vladimir Putin: Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked 50 of his Baltic Sea naval fleet’s officers amid concerns about failure to follow orders, incompetence and corruption. The Baltic Sea fleet is less well-equipped than Russia’s Black Sea and Northern fleets. It consists of 128 surface […]
Tragically, Clinton Compares Putin to Hitler
The neocon War Dogs, like Max Boot and Robert Kagan, are literally frothing at the mouth at the thought of an interventionist Clinton White House. The National Interest tells readers: It would do no harm to her persuasiveness if Clinton admitted a degree of truth in the case made by her opponents, whether on the […]