Ivan Plis on September 30, 2015 Reports Wednesday suggest Russia’s first-ever Syrian airstrikes were directed against civilians and Western-backed rebels, not Islamic State. President Vladimir Putin’s main message at the U.N. General Assembly Monday was the formation of a “truly international” coalition to fight the jihadi group. But there is no evidence that the first…
The First Casualty In War? The Truth. The Russian incursion into the Crimea region of Ukraine has left many people flummoxed. No matter where you stand on the issue, knowing the proper definition of these terms and not conflating them is important if they wish to be taken seriously on matters of foreign policy. Secession vs….
A Tyrant By Any Other Name… A disturbing trend among some libertarians and conservatives has been to make excuses for Vladimir Putin and his actions in Ukraine. A distaste for Western intervention and the popularity of a world leader whose macho persona begs to be satirized online has probably helped to fuel a sympathetic narrative of…