Policy

When the Bush Administration announced in 2008 that Ukraine and Georgia would be eligible for NATO membership, I knew it was a terrible idea. Nearly two decades after the end of both the Warsaw Pact and the Cold War, expanding NATO made no sense. NATO itself made no sense.

Procedures allowed during COVID pandemic, but proved dangerous.

Those supporting the establishment narratives in Eurasia are bolstering their demands for World War III.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said that the European Union would close its airspace to Russian aircraft in response to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, ABC News reported.

The media and the war machine (or do I repeat myself?) want us to take sides in the Russo/Ukraine war. To those of us with long histories in military conflicts in which the US foreign policy establishment, media, and military have an interest, the terms are always framed as white hats and black hats - and you had better choose a side! 

"We need to remain rational not emotional, pray fervently for peace, and work hard to deescalate the violence in Eurasia."

Ukraine has been repelling Russian forces, particularly in embattled capitol city of Kyiv.

Social media platforms are restricting Russia's ability to communicate with the world.

On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a former public defender and current federal appeals judge in Washington, D.C., to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.

Former president appears poised to try for White House again with little in the way of GOP rivals.