Analysis of Russian / Separatist Response to the Death of an American OSCE Monitor by Adrian BonenbergerAn American paramedic working for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to ensure compliance with the Minsk protocols died last month when their vehicle struck an explosive device. Initial reports suggested that the device was a land mine, and … [Read more...]
Sweet Mother Russia: Putin’s “Gangster Rules”
Looking at some of the recent headlines in the news, you might almost feel as if you stepped back into a surreal time when the Cold War was not over and we lived with the constant threat that a war full of icy rhetoric could become hot with bullets and bombs.Putin, that lovable New/Old Soviet Man, is telling America to stuff the Monroe Doctrine, which takes a bit of … [Read more...]