As the battles between world powers over the African continent heat up, African nations themselves are going to have to choose. Do we attempt to establish democracy and follow the rule of law, or do we go down the path of emulating and colluding with totalitarian nations?
The decision to seize "Krim," as it is pronounced in Russian and Ukrainian, marked the beginning of the end of any faint hopes the Putin government wanted a relationship with the West.
The European Union has long criticized its East European members — the former Soviet satellites Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic — for alleged "authoritarian" tendencies. The George Soros-backed, open-borders policy favored by Western European leaders has long been a sore point between East and West, with East European leaders refusing to admit millions of economic migrants from the Middle East and other world crisis spots whom they see as a threat to their security, culture and identity as a people.
The seething rage coming from Obamaland is palpable -- President Trump has withdrawn from the Iran deal, Barack Obama's signature achievement.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported this week asylum applications by Russian citizens in the United States hit a 24-year high in 2017, jumping nearly 40 percent from the previous year and continuing an upward march that began after Vladimir Putin began his second run as president in 2012.
So now the Democrats have sued the Trump campaign, Russia and WikiLeaks over supposed "collusion" during the 2016 presidential election. But even as President Trump's critics accuse him of going easy on the Kremlin, the hits from the White House toward Moscow just keep on coming.
In Arizona, there is a special election to replace Rep. Trent Franks, who resigned earlier this year. Making special appearances to help the Democrat in that race are the kids from Parkland, Florida.
There were high hopes in Ukraine after the 2014 Maidan Revolution, where "people power" put a pro-Russian president to flight.
Russia doesn't make much, but they do make really good weapons. In fact, one of the purposes of Russian involvement in the civil war in Syria, in addition to preserving Russian influence in the region, was to promote Russian military technology.
But those promoting the "Putin must have something on Trump" narrative ought to look at the actual national security consequences of the Obama presidency.
Politicians have ulterior motives for everything. The Trump administration is no different.
There may be much to say about a 3.3 million-acre national park harboring destinations with names like "Badwater" and "Devil's Golf Course." But such natural oases of frontier life are rare these days and have much to offer to those adventurous enough to leave the safety of neon and traffic and travel to where roads end
Seeing is believing; and I have seen Hollywood's account of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's infamous tragic accident at Chappaquiddick and his "indefensible" actions (Kennedy's word, not mine) in the aftermath.
A notorious terrorist entity, Hamas, organized tens of thousands to amass on Israel's border with the goal of breaching the border fence and crossing into Israel.
Two months ago, no one knew David Hogg. Today he is all over the left-wing media and his face dominates many social media discussions. MSNBC, also known as the Karl Marx channel, and CNN fawn all over him.
What is happening right now in Israel, on the Gaza border, is not persecution of the so-called Palestinians.
Bitterness can be more than just a nasty taste in your mouth. It can be an offense that burrows itself in your heart - and mind.
President Donald Trump's appointment of John Bolton as National Security Adviser effective April 9, 2018, should provoke a statute requiring Senate confirmation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is fond of saying, "There's no education in the second kick of a mule." By his standard, conservatives have been kicked by that mule way too often.
