Putin’s gambit undermined Beijing’s ‘backdoor’ tech ties to Ukraine

Putin’s gambit undermined Beijing’s ‘backdoor’ tech ties to Ukraine

Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com China’s most valuable and consequential strategic partner in regional and international geopolitics is undoubtedly Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The two countries share common anti-west policies and act in tandem on issues ranging from human rights to support for rogue regimes such as Syria, Gadhafi’s Libya and the mullahs Iran. […]

Decline of the West: Seven strategic ramifications of Crimea’s return to Russia

Decline of the West: Seven strategic ramifications of Crimea’s return to Russia

Special to WorldTribune.com Gregory R. Copley, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Crimea’s March 16, 2014, referendum to join Russia — there were only two options: join now, or join later — marked a significant watershed in the post-post-Cold War restructuring of the global strategic architecture. Not because it was so geopolitically surprising, but because it was […]

Recalling Reagan’s scorned warnings against dangers of dependency on Russian energy

Recalling Reagan’s scorned warnings against dangers of dependency on Russian energy

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — A deteriorating and dangerous diplomatic showdown continues over Ukraine as the United States and European Union rhetorically push back against Vladimir Putin’s power grab in the Crimea. In an emergency Security Council meeting, Ukraine’s embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk made an impassioned plea for his country’s sovereign right “to […]

Gulf states see Obama’s tepid response to Ukraine crisis as sign of weakness

Gulf states see Obama’s tepid response to Ukraine crisis as sign of weakness

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The Gulf Cooperation Council has seen the U.S. handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as evidence of President Barack Obama’s weakness, a leading analyst said. [See also: Breaking bad: Qatar splits with Gulf neighbors over Iran in blow to U.S. strategy] Riad Kahwaji, chief executive officer of the Institute for […]

As West leaves the front line, ‘the horrors of history’ return

As West leaves the front line, ‘the horrors of history’ return

Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy The West has left the forefront of history which is repeating itself in force and with dispatch throughout Eurasia. While condemning the actions of Russia in Crimea, John Kerry said that the time of empires is long gone; we live in the “21st century, and not in the 19th […]

Putin’s Ukraine ‘reset’ gives Obama pointers on executing a foreign policy

Putin’s Ukraine ‘reset’ gives Obama pointers on executing a foreign policy

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Less than a week after the spectacular closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided for an encore and invaded the sovereignty of neighboring Ukraine. The chill winds of the Cold War have returned to Europe and the halls of diplomacy. Taking advantage of Ukraine’s […]

A U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis

A U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis

Special to WorldTribune.com LIGNET.com Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine is aimed at restoring the government of ousted pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych and annexing the strategically important Crimean Autonomous Region. The developing crisis seemingly presents the United States and NATO with limited response options, but some form of action is vital to prevent Moscow’s moves from […]

Ukraine erupts: From regime change to Russian intervention

Ukraine erupts: From regime change to Russian intervention

Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Regime change in Ukraine proved to be relatively easy compared to the much tougher, far more consequential task of keeping the nation from breaking into two parts. And this is despite the volcanic eruption of violence and bloodshed that has riveted the world in recent weeks. Now the […]

On the brink: Russian forces deployed on Ukraine’s western border

Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon Russian military forces continued massing within six miles of Ukraine’s western border regions as tensions increased over Moscow’s so far bloodless attempt to take control of the country by force under the pretext of protecting ethnic Russians. In Kiev, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebiynis said […]

The ‘national question’: Europe reaps the bitter fruit of Soviet policies

The ‘national question’: Europe reaps the bitter fruit of Soviet policies

Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy The nations of the former Soviet Union experienced the grim consequences of social experiments on their own skin. Western Europe is next. Marxist dogma suggests that the “national question” should be resolved by “erasing national differences” and the affirmation of internationalism and the artificial implantation of language and culture […]