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Ukrainian military plane shot down by separatists

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 14, 2014 4 Comments

49 service members killed

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Hey @StateDeptSpox — They’re laughing at you not with you

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 31, 2014 8 Comments

Claims Obama doesn't give himself enough credit for foreign policy successes.

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All The President’s Bloggers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2014 15 Comments

Journo-list Brigade, reporting for duty.

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The Obama Straw Man Doctrine

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on April 29, 2014 23 Comments

The false choice between war and peace.

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Hashtag Peace in Our Time

Posted by Laurel Conrad on April 27, 2014 17 Comments

Um, is Hashtag Diplomacy really what we need now?

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Russian fighter jet buzzes U.S. warship

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 14, 2014 29 Comments

Adding to tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the situation in Ukraine, a Russian fighter jet made numerous close-range passes near a US Navy ship in the western Black Sea over the weekend.  The action came as Ukraine is confronting continuing conflicts with pro-Russian...

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Sarah Palin appears on ‘Tonight Show’ for phone call with Jimmy Fallon’s “Vladimir Putin”

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 03, 2014 20 Comments

Last night, Jimmy Fallon on his “Tonight Show” featured a sketch that poked some fun both at Russian President Vladimir Putin and at President Obama (and a few others), in a mock phone call between Putin (played by Fallon) and Sarah Palin. Fallon introduced the...

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Despite Best Efforts of Democrats, Most Americans Have Never Heard of the Koch Brothers

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 30, 2014 12 Comments

First and foremost, let’s be clear, the Koch Brothers are not the monsters that Democrats have made them out to be. They’re not even hard right conservatives but libertarians who have given large donations to many causes even liberals like. The reason the Kochs have...

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Snowden’s double-edged sword

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2014 19 Comments

Was Edward Snowden just protecting the privacy -- of Russian and Chinese intelligence services?

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History Bytes: New Podcast Program Connects Past with Present

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 22, 2014 4 Comments

I have been very grateful for the media experience gained by being a contributor at Legal Insurrection and the Executive Producer for Canto Talk. Professor Jacobson has been a big inspiration behind a project I have been working on and which is now ready to...

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Welcome to the Crimean Soviet Socialist, I mean Russian, Republic

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2014 16 Comments

Putin basically pledges Not One Step Back from annexation

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Obama announces new round of sanctions on Russia

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 20, 2014 18 Comments

President Barack Obama on Thursday announced a new round of expanded sanctions in response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. The additional sanctions target 20 Russian officials and influential individuals, as well as a Russian bank, according to Obama’s statement and a list published by the...

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Obama-Putin an abusive relationship

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 19, 2014 14 Comments

Obama needs Putin more than Putin needs Obama

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Krauthammer: Obama’s Sanctions on Russia a Joke

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 19, 2014 13 Comments

In response to the ongoing foreign policy crisis in Crimea, President Obama has imposed sanctions on eleven individuals from Russia and Ukraine. Reuters reported… Obama imposes sanctions on 11 Russians, Ukrainians over Crimea U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday slapped sanctions on two top aides...

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Will Scotland’s independence referendum end the United Kingdom?

Posted by Laurel Conrad on March 17, 2014 26 Comments

Things fall apart.

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Obama announces sanctions after Crimea vote

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 17, 2014 20 Comments

Following Sunday’s referendum vote in Crimea to break from Ukraine and join Russia, President Obama on Monday announced a series of new sanctions. (Video at end of this post). From Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on 11 Russians and Ukrainians on Monday blamed...

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Why do so many Russians live in Crimea?

Posted by New Neo on March 17, 2014 30 Comments

Now that Crimeans have overwhelmingly voted to secede from Ukraine and join Russia: Fireworks exploded and Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds… [as] the United States and Europe condemned the ballot as illegal and destabilizing. There is no question that many ethnic Russians live in...

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