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• Obama’s Russia Policy: A Disappointing First Year

  Posted January 19th, 2010 at 2:42pm in American Leadership, Protect America with 4 comments

  President Barack Obama’s Russia policy is defined by the Administration’s view that America is overstretched globally, and that without assistance from a major power, such as Russia or China, Washington cannot achieve its goals. Some in the Administration believe that America is in decline and their job is to manage it. The policy of “outstretched [...] More

• When Governments Attack History

  Posted July 6th, 2009 at 9:00am in American Leadership, Protect America with 4 comments

  According to Sergei Kovalev, World War II started “because of Poland’s refusal to meet Germany’s requests.” Kovalev writes: “The German demands were very modest. You could hardly call them unfounded.” Hitler, in Kovalev’s view, didn’t really want Lebensraum, but merely transport links across the Polish corridor to East Prussia and to the free city of [...] More

• Kremlin in Preparation for Obama-Medvedev Summit

  Posted June 30th, 2009 at 9:35am in American Leadership, Ongoing Priorities, Protect America with 2 comments

  Moscow’s recent diplomatic demarches manifest the Kremlin’s drive to solidify its positions ahead of meeting with President Obama. Therefore, the Kremlin is trying to give the appearance of concessions on the issues that have long been a matter of concern for the American side. For example, on President Medvedev’s order, the State Duma is urgently [...] More