“The Russian leader may have thought NATO was in disarray and the U.S. in retreat, but we’ve already seen it’s quite the opposite,” David Rothkopf writes in a piece for The Daily Beast.
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“The Russian leader may have thought NATO was in disarray and the U.S. in retreat, but we’ve already seen it’s quite the opposite,” David Rothkopf writes in a piece for The Daily Beast.
LaunchTruly gutted that our grandparents have effectively decided that they hate foreigners more than they love us and our futures. — Dan Boden, condemning England
LaunchWhat we need now is more wisdom from both sides… Greece can’t go on because we’re on the edge of cliff. After all this, the
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LaunchKnowing the people of Scotland as I do, I have no doubt that Scots, like others throughout the United Kingdom, are able to express strongly-held
LaunchIn a momentous vote, Scotland has said no to independence and yes to staying in the United Kingdom. This is one of the biggest political
LaunchScotland voted for a stronger Scottish Parliament backed by the strength and security of the United Kingdom and I want to congratulate the No campaign
LaunchFormer United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Glasgow speech calling for a “No Thanks” vote in tomorrow’s Scottish independence referendum is widely being hailed as
LaunchI clearly understand the final goal of Putin. He doesn’t want to take just Donetsk and Luhansk… He is trying to take all of Ukraine.
LaunchThe point is not that an independent Scotland won’t work, but that it’s not going to fulfill the expectations shining in the eyes of those
LaunchThe Scotsman newspaper backs ‘No’ vote on Scottish independence Another major publication in Scotland has announced its position on next week’s referendum. The Scotsman, of
LaunchThe United Kingdom is a precious and special country. That is what is at stake. So let no one in Scotland be in any doubt:
LaunchScottish independence: Vote ‘will go to the wire’ The BBC reports on the latest happenings in the Scottish independence referendum, which is scheduled to be
LaunchIf I wanted to, I could take Kiev in two weeks. — Remark reportedly made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call with
LaunchThe monarchy hurts Canada’s standing in the world – it’s time to let go Former Canadian diplomat Paul Heinbecker argues that Canada should sever ties
LaunchThe core of all this is political… What we’re facing today is not al-Qaeda, and Prime Minister Maliki wants us to focus on ISIS as
LaunchWho lost Iraq? The Iraqis did, with an assist from George W. Bush Fareed Zakaria places the blame on Iraq’s security problems where it belongs:
LaunchSurprise! Now joined to Russia, Crimea’s economy is slliding downhill Businessweek’s Caorl Matlack reports that Crimea’s separation from Ukraine has come at a extremely high
LaunchU.N. General Assembly condemns Crimean “referendum” The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution condemning the secessionist referendum staged by Russia and the regional
LaunchWhen George Bush was president, we went to war in Iraq, we went to war in Afghanistan; that did not in any way deter Russia
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