Economic Matters in Ukraine Are at Standstill

January 5, 2021

It was a quiet year for Ukraine and its many issues compared to previous years, or at least in the eyes of most Westerners. Other global issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and elections in Belarus,…

From a Hamilton Moment to Perpetual Debt Slaves: This Is the True Face of the EU

December 8, 2020

Opinion

Over the summer while the U.S. was mired in the worst kind of color revolution with race riots, economic shutdowns and the worst kind of divisive politics, the European Union was celebrating its great…

Hungary-led Vetoes Against New EU Budget Further Fragments the Bloc’s Unity

November 22, 2020

Opinion

Hungary, Poland and Slovenia have blocked the EU’s budget and post-COVID recovery plan in order to oppose conditions that European aid must be connected to “respecting the rule of law.” Budapest,…

Lithuania and Poland Are Challenging Russian and Belarusian Energy Structures in the Baltics

November 21, 2020

Opinion

Both Lithuania and Poland are attempting to challenge Russian and Belarusian energy dominance in the Baltics. Although Poland is trying to wean itself off Russian energy reliance, Lithuania is acting …

Belarusian Protests Are Spilling over into Poland but Warsaw Is Beginning to Blame Russia

November 8, 2020

Opinion

Polish leaders at all levels continue to speak with enthusiasm about the need to fully support “peaceful protests” in Belarus and to help them morally and financially. However, with widespread protest…

People to Autocrats: Not So Fast

November 3, 2020

Opinion

With a week to go, nearly 70 million voters have sent in their ballots or stood on line for early voting. The pandemic hasn’t prevented them from exercising their constitutional right. Nor have variou…

Is a ‘Great Social / Civilizational Reset’ Upon Us?

October 29, 2020

Opinion

The simmering tensions between France's extreme secularist system and Islamic society's vehement condemnation of that Western government's support for what they regard as blasphemous depictions of the…

Putin Didn’t Fall for Lukashenko’s Grodno Trick

September 8, 2020

Opinion

Lukashenko's entirely speculative claim last week about Poland's supposed intention to annex Belarus' Grodno region was nothing more than an attempt to trick Putin into “pulling a Crimea” by compellin…