Posted inDemocracy
USA: when the teacher is wrong
When Donald Trump entered the White House as the 45th President of the United States of America on January 20th, in 2017, the influential Washington Post newspaper commented on the…
Posted inIntelligence ops
Russian involvement in the Capitol building attack
Russian military intelligence-linked militant groups may participated in the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol building during a riot organized by Donald Trump’s supporters. The analysis of photos and videos…
Posted inGeopolitics
Russian-American relations pattern after Joe Biden’s inauguration
The Trump administration did not live up to the Kremlin's hopes to reach an agreement with Washington as for influence sphere division and sanctions pressure removal for Moscow's actions violating…
Posted inGeopolitics
New White House Office to Step up Pressure on Russia
Following the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the United States will be given a free hand to wind up recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and as a…
Posted inGovernance
Policy to deny Russia’s meddling closes the way out of domestic political crisis
Russia’s meddling in U.S. voting does not question the legitimacy of Trump's victory but indicates Russia's hostility and disregard for the standards of democracy and international law. The White House…
Posted inIntelligence ops
The Russia Question
For anyone trying to discern U.S. policy toward Russia in the Trump era, it is hard not to describe it as schizophrenic. The State Department regularly criticizes the actions of…
Posted inTerrorism
MH-17 case: a pivot point to pass SMART Act
Moscow's bounties paid to the Taliban for killing U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan should become ultima ratio for the U.S. Congress to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. The…
Posted inMust Read PDF Terrorism
The Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism, 2008
We want to highlight the Analysis paper by Daniel l. Byman The Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism published by Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings…
Posted inGovernance
The Ceasar Act- deterrence and maybe opportunity
On June 17, the first tranche of the largest US sanctions applied so far to Syria entered into force. United States President Donald Trump signed the "Caesar Syria Civilian Protection…
Posted inWar crimes
Kosovo: political or justice decision?
On April 24, the Kosovo Specialist Prosecution Office (SPO) in the Hague asked for indictment for war crimes and crimes against humanity for the current president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci,…