One of the most radical and most defining characteristics of the Founding Fathers was their ability to simultaneously hold and articulate two seemingly opposing points of view: Religiosity is good, BUT state mandated religion is bad. Local governance is important, BUT so is federal governance. Consent by the governed is…
In a move with chilling implications for the international competition for Arctic sea routes and minerals, Russia is building more nuclear-powered icebreakers. Russia Building Arctic Research Center To Further Military Buildup Three more next-generation Lider-class vessels will be constructed in 2023 to 2025, vice-premier Dmitry Rogozin told Russian media. Three…
Image by Kremlin.ru China’s state publication, Global Times, published an analysis Thursday suggesting that Russians should reconsider granting President Vladimir Putin perpetual rule over their country, a query that may indicate some doubt regarding Putin’s rule in Chinese communist circles. Putin Wants ‘Some Companies’ Monitored By Intelligence Services During 2018…
Image by Mr. Wonderful Communism and capitalism look at the world through two diametrically opposed paradigms; capitalism employs the paradigm of success, while communism uses the paradigm of envy. In free market societies, when we ask ourselves: are we successful, the yardstick by which we answer this question is self-referential;…
When the last US Abrams battle tanks left Germany in 2013, it marked the end of a 69-year presence, and told of a western military alliance untroubled by potential problems on Europe’s borders. Just a few years later American armour is again fanning out across the continent’s east with a…
Image by Sven Tupits Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser recently stated in an interview with Interfax that better relations with the Russian Federation were in everyone’s best interest, including the Baltics, and the European Union. However he did declare that Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty should be restored for this to happen….
These wonderful winter scenes are from the Enchanted Forest in the foothills of Pushkinskaya mountain, altitude 1,047 metres, the highest peak in southern Sakhalin, on Russia’s Pacific coastline. Pictures: Merry Christmas From The Six Santas Of Siberia! As Denis said: ‘I didn’t aim to reach the mountains, my target was…
Image by M. Kuramshin The New Year’s celebration in Russia is a must for any good resident of the Rodina (Motherland). With the financial crisis slowly abating, travel budgets are still crimped for those Muscovites looking to travel overseas. This year, the primary destinations are Baltic capitals, as Western Europe…
Image by Bearas he Baltic states can expect support of the European Union (EU) to their bid of synchronizing their electricity grids with Western Europe in this and the next multiannual budget, if the decision on the interconnections is made by mid-2018, says Arnoldas Pranckevicius, the head of the European…
Image by Пресс-служба Президента Российской Федерации Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declared on Tuesday that the Russian armed forces would have a permanent presence in Syria at two facilities, the naval port at Tartus and the inland airbase at Khmeimim. Mr. Shoigu made the statements on a conference call with…