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Ukraine Revolution Erupts in Fresh Violence
Despite Russian reassurances that Moscow’s troop buildup along Ukraine’s eastern frontier is for a military exercise, its growing scale is making U.S. officials nervous about its ultimate aim. President Barack Obama on Friday urged ...
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The Ukrainian Revolution's Neo-Fascist Problem
Pentagon officials say they believe there could be close to 50,000 Russian troops bordering the former Soviet republic and inside Crimea, recently seized and annexed by Moscow. That estimate is double earlier assessments, and ...
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Ukraine 2014 Parliamentary Election Results
Washington got those assurances that the Russian troop buildup was only an exercise from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu a week ago. But no one in the U.S. government knows if Putin agrees — ...
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Ukraine Revolution Places Elites Back In Power
There is no plan to involve the U.S. military in what is happening in Ukraine, even if Russia takes more territory. Ukraine borders Russia, and Ukraine does not belong to NATO, where an attack ...
Forecast Political and social turbulence in the Middle East will continue to foster the rise of terrorist groups, some of which will have the motivation and capability to attack U.S. ...
The country of Nicolas Maduro just started its political transition. After he lost the National Assembly to the opposition coalition, the successor of the charismatic Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro is running out of ...
Forecast Thailand’s unpopular crown prince will succeed the country’s beloved but aging king, depsite speculation otherwise. An orderly succession process will reduce immediate political uncertainty in Thailand and support the ...
Analysis Satellite imagery obtained through our partners at AllSource Analysis show the continued hectic Russian presence at Bassel al Assad air base. An Su-24 can be seen on the runway ...
Moscow’s plans to strengthen its military presence in the Artic Circle make Neighboring countries nervous. Although the crisis in Ukraine continues to focus attention on Russia’s western border, Moscow ...
Forecast The Islamic State will continue efforts to improve its capabilities in communication and offensive attacks in cyberspace. The availability of cybercrime tools and services on underground criminal markets will ...
A general view from the presidential palace in Astana, Kazakhstan. (POOL/AFP/Getty Images) Forecast Low energy prices, flat energy production, a volatile currency and demands from the Kazakh people will hurt ...
Forecast The Suwalki Gap, which connects Eastern Europe to the Baltic states, is unlikely to become a heavily militarized area in the Russia-NATO standoff like the Fulda Gap was during ...