"Ukraine Must Reject Roots of Violence. If Ukrainians seek a brighter future, they must recognize, isolate and reject the inclinations to use violence that are now (emphasis added) deeply rooted in the country's political culture..." said a recent … [Read more...] about Putin’s “Show of Power” in Ukraine
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ACD Weekly Briefing
Recent ACD Publications and Highlights: Muslims in Ukraine: A Small Problem Amid a Larger One, By J. Millard Burr While ousted President Viktor Yanukovich's press conference diverted the media's attention, Russians forces, allegedly took over two … [Read more...] about ACD Weekly Briefing
Muslims in Ukraine: A Small Problem Amid a Larger One
"Crimean Tatars and Pro-Russian activists clashed outside a local parliament building in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula." (Washington Post, 26 February 2014) In a long and detailed article on recent events in the Ukraine the Washington Post provided a … [Read more...] about Muslims in Ukraine: A Small Problem Amid a Larger One
A World Ablaze – But Different Fuels*
A bane of modern military studies (let’s eschew the term “science”) is the concept of counter-insurgency--the idea that indigenous revolts around the world can be analyzed with “the scientific method” and that a set of general principles, if … [Read more...] about A World Ablaze – But Different Fuels*
In a World He Never Intended (To Make)
The Obama Administration’s foreign policy begins to look like that tightly wound ball of crocheting thread that the kitten has been playing with for several hours and is now finally completely unraveling. How innocent the kitty is may be a question … [Read more...] about In a World He Never Intended (To Make)
Telling the Truth about Ukraine’s rising Anti-Semitic “Svoboda” Party: An Eye-Opening Experience – with Portents for Ukraine’s Future
On May 24, my commentary, “Svoboda Fuels Ukraine’s Growing Anti-Semitism,” (originally published in the Algemeiner), Raising concerns about growing anti-Semitic political forces in Ukraine. I have noted the overtly anti-Semitic, anti-Russian and … [Read more...] about Telling the Truth about Ukraine’s rising Anti-Semitic “Svoboda” Party: An Eye-Opening Experience – with Portents for Ukraine’s Future
Svoboda Fuels Ukraine’s Growing Anti-Semitism **Exclusive**
The rise of anti-Semitism in Ukraine is barely noticed in State Department's recent International Religious Freedom Report for 2012. This is especially alarming, because even in the best of times, anti-Semitism is as prevalent in Ukraine as coal in … [Read more...] about Svoboda Fuels Ukraine’s Growing Anti-Semitism **Exclusive**
Ukrainian Premier Outlines Plans For The Future
The April 2 decree of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko to dissolve the parliament and hold new legislative elections generated a political crisis that is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. Reminiscent of the social unrest during the 2004 … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Premier Outlines Plans For The Future
Ukraine's Opposition Fraud
The Election in Ukraine suffered not only from government fraud, as has been widely reported. I know because I was a member of a group of 62 U.S. and foreign observers sponsored by the Institute for the Study of the Commonwealth of Independent States … [Read more...] about Ukraine's Opposition Fraud
Soros and Ukrain’s Opposition Fraud
The Election in Ukraine suffered not only from government fraud, as has been widely reported. I know because I was a member of a group of 62 U.S. and foreign observers sponsored by the Institute for the Study of the Commonwealth of Independent States … [Read more...] about Soros and Ukrain’s Opposition Fraud