Leading from behind in Libya cost the lives of four Americans. That U.S. policy may end up costing many more than the reported 80,000-130,000 lives that have already been lost in Syria. A basic misconception of the Arab/ Islamic world has for decades … [Read more...] about The Escalating Cost of Leading from Behind
Contributor: EWI BLOG | by Rachel Ehrenfeld
Disgracing Aphrodite & Cyprus Farce
Cyprus's efficient money laundering services were a common knowledge, almost as the lore of Aphrodite's frolicking on the Island's sunny shores. Yet, until the bottom fell from under the banks that weren't smart enough to better invest the money, no … [Read more...] about Disgracing Aphrodite & Cyprus Farce
Moscow by the Sea *Exclusive
Cyprus's crisis may have been prevented had the Cypriot banks used the billions of dollars they laundered for the Russians to buy assets other than Greek sovereign bonds. Good thing Cyprus Central Bank governor Panicos Demetriades did not lose his … [Read more...] about Moscow by the Sea *Exclusive