... is favored by which foreign leaders. While mainstream American media is still basically covering the race with horrified fascination ... ... the anticipated presidency of another Clinton. At the moment, Russia seems to be one of those countries. However, deeper analysis ... ... affairs. In essence, Democrats always have to defend against the accusation of being foreign policy weaklings. This accusation is never ... ... was surely exacerbated by 9/11 and the new emphasis on national security. It was a major part of the lead-up to the 2004 election, when some analysts warned, ‘if Democrats are to have any hope of returning to ...
There is a decided chicken-and-egg quality when trying to unravel Russian-American relations. The general pessimism and pejorative c... ... side: it is more accurate to describe Putin’s hostility toward America as one far more deeply rooted in frustration. But ... ... such explicit initiatives can be found backing up such radical accusations. More calm analyses find Russia simply not accepting being ... ... open American support and encouragement, at least through formal media declarations and diplomatic speeches, did not have an impact ...
... prominent in explaining the poor relationship at the moment with Russia. There seems to be an element of purposeful animosity in ... ... not amount to more than just gossip and hearsay. Worse, American media and political analysts adopted it almost wholly as fact rather ... ... will inevitably always be a threat to U.S. interests and global security. By all indicators, Russia is a threat not just to itself ... ... Party as squarely pessimistic and adversarial in its attitude toward Russia as the Republicans. Indeed, in today’s environment ...
Anyone who has worked through post-mortems on the Iraq war is familiar with the pitfalls associated with ‘groupthink’ and preconceptions.... ... need to move beyond ‘factor wars’ designed to show that one favorite causal factor is more important than another, concentrating instead on the combined and... ... schools have tried to develop degree programs focused on intelligence and national security, they have followed the military-friendly school model, poaching retired IC...
New sanctions were levied against Russia on July 16th by both the United States and the European Union. America has taken ... ... us who have followed this conflict for the past half year, we have had heard this accusation at least half a dozen times. Sometimes there has been evidence to partially... ... concern in the West is that they will try to hunker down for ‘extended urban warfare.’ The irony of course is that the force in Eastern Ukraine so far responsible...
..., has famously always tried to co-opt and ultimately adopt advancements and evolutions in technology, especially in terms of media. Newspapers, radio, and television have long been appropriated in order to influence, massage, and outright manipulate messages ... ... multiple forms of social media have the potential to facilitate protest and civil disobedience if other factors on the ground warrant such behavior. It is also a reminder that those regimes where it is likely to have those motivating factors in place should ...