The communiques out of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations were exultant on Monday. They lauded the unanimous passage in the Security Council of the “strongest sanctions ever imposed” on North Korea for its nuclear weapons program. Among other … Read More
United Democrats triumph in central seats in Russian capital, including the one where the president cast his vote. A coalition of liberal opposition parties has won a series of victories in local council elections in central Moscow, beating candidates from … Read More
This article first appeared on the Council on Foreign Affairs site. Last week, Israel bombed a site in Syria, from Lebanese air space. This was the so-called Scientific Studies and Researchers Center in Masyaf, a city in central Syria, and … Read More
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday that ramping up the “military hysteria” around North Korea’s escalating nuclear and missile tests could lead to a “global catastrophe.” He also questioned the effectiveness of tightening sanctions, as the U.S. has … Read More
Israel successfully destroyed a Syrian nuclear facility, so it is no stretch of the imagination to believe Israel would act again if its intelligence detected Iranian nuclear development in Syria. For the next 10 days Israel will be simulating war … Read More
South Korean President Moon Jae-in sought to find common ground with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to prevent the situation on the Korean peninsula from spinning out of control. “If we fail to stop North Korea’s provocations now, it could sink … Read More
MOSCOW: Russia and the United States were locked in a fresh diplomatic slugging match today after Washington ordered the closure of Moscow’s San Francisco consulate and two other facilities. The retaliatory US move came as a September 1 deadline was … Read More
The Trump administration retaliated Thursday against Russia’s expulsion of U.S. diplomats ordering closed the Russian consulate in San Francisco, a a chancery annex in Washington, D.C., embassy and consular annex in New York. The closures will need to happen by … Read More
JERUSALEM — Israel is using a visit this week by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to highlight concerns about what it says are Iran’s efforts to produce advanced, precision weapons in Lebanon and Syria. “Iran is busy turning Syria … Read More