by Victor Kubik
An emerging end-time age of emperors is upon us. Empires dismantled in the two world wars are coming back with a vengeance, their kings stirred by vivid memories and visions of former history. One who fits this description is Vladimir...
by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
How will 2008 begin for Russia?
by Cecil Maranville
Russian President Putin must leave office early next year. Yet his policies and his posture are those of a man building an empire, rather than merely a legacy. It’s clear he intends to hang onto power. What does this mean for the EU, the...
by Rudy Rangel III, Tom Robinson
Syria’s civil war is a quagmire not only for supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Syrian revolutionary fighters, but also for other nations that have become embroiled in the conflict.
by John Ross Schroeder, Melvin Rhodes
While Americans focused their attention on two men's struggle for the presidency, an old problem resurfaced.
by Victor Kubik
What’s going on in Russia under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin?
by Cecil Maranville
We're rapidly approaching the 50th anniversary of the Soviet launch of Sputnik I. On October 4, 1957 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) shocked the world by successfully launching the first artificial satellite into orbit....
by Rudy Rangel III, Tom Robinson
Since the Russian takeover of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, economic sanctions have been imposed on Russia as a punitive reprimand by the Western powers of the world. Immediately, in a seemingly juvenile reaction, Russia responded with...
by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
The race for Arctic riches in black gold is on. In midsummer Russia planted its flag on the North Pole via a submarine stunt beneath the Arctic ice.
by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
Vladimir Putin's Russia has covertly and systematically undermined U.S. interests, particularly in the Middle East, yet continues to purport to be America's ally in the war against terrorism.
by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
A Wall Street Journal article stated at the outset of the new year: "The world is messy, and it is getting more so as the U.S. retreats from its role as the protector of global order. With civil wars, uprisings against governments and...
by Rudy Rangel III
Bad leadership is not new to our world, but the globalization of economies has linked us all together in ways not possible in the past.