Washington and Brussels continue to take anti-Russian position in the Ukrainian crisis, actively supporting the putschist leadership of Ukraine, which grabbed power unconstitutionally. The extension of the US and EU sanctions against Russia and their financial support for the de facto Ukrainian government indicate that the West is fully misunderstanding…
Read MoreWritten by Brigadier General John H. Johns It is common for candidates in presidential primaries to use bellicose language to prove their toughness. This kind of rhetoric is especially useful in Republican primaries, where audiences have a firm belief in the use of military power to solve problems. But toughness…
Read MoreWritten by Dr. Dimitrios N. Koumparoulis In an attempt to get a Grand Bargain, President Obama proposed a centrist deficit reduction package. Congressional Republicans rejected that package only because it raised taxes, and were unreasonable for doing so. Like his fiscal commission cochairs Bowles & Simpson, the President proposed a…
Read MoreMost Americans were overjoyed to hear of Osama bin Laden’s death. The world is certainly better off now that he is feeding the fish in the Indian Ocean. But this leads one to ask, why are we still fighting in Afghanistan? Isn’t getting him the reason we invaded the country…
Read MoreWritten by Mr Frederic Labarre In November 2010, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization met at Lisbon to agree a new Strategic Concept, the first revision since 1999.[1] It was also the first Summit where NATO Allies met in the Organization’s probably final form, fully enlarged. Although it might be…
Read MoreThe international talks on Iran’s nuclear program that got under way in Geneva in early December amid Iranian claims that the first consignment of locally produced raw uranium has been delivered to its enrichment facility in the central province of Isfahan have produced poor results and agreed to be resumed…
Read MoreEveryone knows that unemployment must be lowered, but few of us realize what must be done to make that happen. The Tea Party folks seem to think that if the country spends less, and taxes are lowered, all of our problems will go away. For some strange reason, they are…
Read MoreThe WikiLeaks tempest must be addressed and be put in context. After reflecting just a bit, it becomes difficult to excuse the actions of Julian Assange, the Wiki Leaks founder, except on the basis of some elaborate psychological operation. Since I have no empirical evidence of such manipulation, as a…
Read MoreDr Yiorghos Leventis, Director of International Security Forum, took part in three consecutive congresses held in Buenos Aires. The conventions under the title Ten Days of Global Democracy in Argentina took place between 30 September and 9 October 2010. In turn the congresses included the Parlamento Latinoamericano, the Campaign for…
Read MoreIn recent times, OSCE has become a paradox: the Organization has in fact consolidated its tendency to slide toward irrelevance at the precise time when its aims have proved to be the most current. The strategies of the main players within the OSCE have failed to infuse new effectiveness in the…
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