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First on CNN: U.S. officials say Russian missiles heading for Syria landed in Iran
First on CNN: U.S. officials say Russian missiles heading for Syria landed in Iran
  08.10.2015 10:28
Author: By Barbara Starr and Jeremy Diamond
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)A number of cruise missiles launched from a Russian ship and aimed at targets in Syria have crashed in Iran, two U.S. officials told CNN Thursday.
Creating a buffet for Russian tyrants
Creating a buffet for Russian tyrants
  08.10.2015 04:00
Author: By Tammy Bruce
Source: The Washington Times
Obama’s feckless Middle East policy is revealed as a disaster of incompetence
Vladimir Putin’s Guide to World History
Vladimir Putin’s Guide to World History
  08.10.2015 03:56
Author: Masha Gessen
Source: The New York Times
Vladimir V. Putin came to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday to demand that Russia be taken seriously and treated as an equal partner by the world’s great powers.
Here’s why Putin wants to topple Ukraine’s government, not to engineer a ‘frozen conflict’
Here’s why Putin wants to topple Ukraine’s government, not to engineer a ‘frozen conflict’
  07.10.2015 13:41
Author: By Robert Person
Source: The Washington Post
Russia has failed to achieve its key strategic objective in Ukraine. It has not replaced the post-Maidan government with one willing to grant Russia significant influence in Ukrainian policymaking. And a “frozen conflict” won’t help.
Obama rejects Russian approach to ending Syrian war
Obama rejects Russian approach to ending Syrian war
  02.10.2015 13:07
Source: By Associated Press
President Barack Obama gestures as he answers question from members of the media during a news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Joan Illuzzi gets Reform Party line, Rob Astorino endorsement
Joan Illuzzi gets Reform Party line, Rob Astorino endorsement
  20.09.2015 13:41
Author: Rachel Shapiro
Source: siadvance.com
Republican Joan Illuzzi has picked up yet another party line on the November ballot in the race for district attorney. Illuzzi, who secured the Conservative Party line in an opportunity-to-ballot primary on Sept. 10 against Democrat Michael McMahon, also received the Reform Party line, it was announced Saturday.
Don’t Trust Putin on Syria
Don’t Trust Putin on Syria
  14.09.2015 13:20
Author: By ANDREW FOXALL
Source: NY Times
LONDON — SYRIA is being destroyed. The civil war, now more than four years old, has left the country in ruins. The implacable Islamic State controls vast areas of the north and east, and the barbaric regime of President Bashar al-Assad maintains its Damascus stronghold.
Why do Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin cronies look so nervous?
Why do Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin cronies look so nervous?
  10.09.2015 05:43
Author: By Andrei Kolesnikov and Andrew S. Weiss
Source: Reuters
What else is there? An economic rebound seems improbable in the absence of high energy and commodities prices, new sources of growth or the return of the external factors that benefited Russia’s middle class during most of Putin’s time in office.
Russia from Ukraine to Syria: Helping the Cat Down the Tree
Russia from Ukraine to Syria: Helping the Cat Down the Tree
  09.09.2015 14:55
Author: By Ariel Cohen
Source: atlanticcouncil.org
Sadly, instead of enacting effective anti-crisis reforms, Moscow prefers to blame it all on Uncle Sam. The cat in the tree keeps climbing. Hopefully, Western sanctions will help Russia come back to reality, and avoid a tailspin descent into chaos.
Putin Is Waking Up From Chinese Pipe Dream
Putin Is Waking Up From Chinese Pipe Dream
  09.09.2015 10:51
Author: Vladislav Inozemtsev
Today, China's foreign direct investments (FDI) in Kazakhstan are 10.5 times greater than those channeled to Russia
Be a part of Pope Francis' historic procession
Be a part of Pope Francis
  03.09.2015 06:17
Source: 1.nyc.gov
New Yorkers -- On Friday, September 25th, Pope Francis will visit New York City and lead a historic procession through Central Park. You can be a part of this once in a lifetime event!
Joan Illuzzi Issues Statement on White House's "Heroin Response Strategy"
Joan Illuzzi Issues Statement on White House
  17.08.2015 14:55
TODAY, August 17th, 2015, Staten Island District Attorney candidate Joan Illuzzi issued the following statement regarding the White House's announcement today of a new $2.5 million "Heroin Response Strategy"
What the West Gets Wrong About Russia
What the West Gets Wrong About Russia
  15.08.2015 02:32
Author: By Ivan Krastev
Source: NY Times
SOFIA, Bulgaria — WHEN George Kennan wrote his famous “Long Telegram,” his 1946 letter to Secretary of State James F. Byrnes that laid the foundation for America’s containment policy against the Soviet Union, he mentioned Joseph Stalin just three times — despite the fact that, by then, the Russian leader ran his country like an emperor.
Moscow’s Veto of MH17 Tribunal: A Blunder of Potentially Huge Proportions
Moscow’s Veto of MH17 Tribunal: A Blunder of Potentially Huge Proportions
  08.08.2015 04:57
Author: By Ariel Cohen
Source: atlanticcouncil.org
On July 29, Russia vetoed a draft UN resolution seeking to set up a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet more than a year ago.
If Russia breaks up The peril beyond Putin
If Russia breaks up The peril beyond Putin
  03.08.2015 14:29
Source: The Economist
The world rightly worries about the prospect of a Greater Russia. But a Lesser Russia could be just as troubling
Why Russia’s security problems can’t be solved in Ukraine
Why Russia’s security problems can’t be solved in Ukraine
  31.07.2015 13:59
Author: Edward W. Walker, UC Berkeley
Source: eurasiangeopolitics.com
From the outset of the current crisis in Ukraine, Moscow’s policies have been driven primarily by geopolitical considerations, not by developments inside Ukraine itself.
Retired Sergeants Association endorsed Republican Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island district attorney
Retired Sergeants Association endorsed Republican Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island district attorney
  29.07.2015 18:43
Author: Igor Baboshkin; Photo: Ed Amchislavskiy
Source:
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With many of its members living on Staten Island, the NYPD's Retired Sergeants Association endorsed Republican Joan Illuzzi for district attorney Wednesday morning at headquarter on 2300 Richmond Road.
Russian Town Near Ukraine, Once Quiet, Now Buzzes With Military Activity
Russian Town Near Ukraine, Once Quiet, Now Buzzes With Military Activity
  20.07.2015 12:11
Author: By ANDREW E. KRAMER
Source: The New York Times
GOLOVINKA, Russia — The southern Russian steppe in summertime typically offers a soul-lifting panorama of wheat fields and sunflowers, swaying in the breezes, and vast empty spaces. It is Russia’s big sky country, rural and calm.
Bad Romance
Bad Romance
  19.07.2015 06:48
Author: Lilia Shevtsova
Source: The American Interest
The Russia-China partnership poses more problems for Moscow than it does for the West.
How Russian Lobbyists Are Manipulating American Perceptions of the Ukraine Conflict
How Russian Lobbyists Are Manipulating American Perceptions of the Ukraine Conflict
  09.07.2015 09:21
Author: Paul Gregory
Source: TheBlaze
Paul Gregory is a specialist on Russia, the Soviet Union and Ukraine. He is a Cullen Distinguished Professor at the University of Houston; a Research Fellow, at the Hoover
Brzezinski on Russia: 'We Are Already In a Cold War'
 Brzezinski on Russia:
  04.07.2015 11:46
Author: An Interview by Sebastian Fischer and Holger Stark
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE
Former US National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski believes the West should stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. "We should make it more costly for the Russians to use force," he tells SPIEGEL ONLINE in an interview.
Staten Island Assembly Members Stand With Joan Illuzzi
Staten Island Assembly Members Stand With Joan Illuzzi
  01.07.2015 14:58
Author: Igor Baboshkin; Photo: Ed Amchislavskiy
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Today, July 1st, 2015, Assemblyman Joe Borelli (R, South Shore) and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R, East Shore/Brooklyn) endorsed Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island District Attorney
Minority Leader Ignizio & Councilman Matteo Endorse Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island District Attorney
Minority Leader Ignizio & Councilman Matteo Endorse Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island District Attorney
  29.06.2015 16:00
Author: Igor Baboshkin; Photo: Ed Amchislavskiy
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Today, June 29th, 2015, New York City Council Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio (R, South Shore) and Councilman Steven Matteo (R, Mid-Island) endorsed Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island District Attorney
Counterrevolutionary Russia
Counterrevolutionary Russia
  28.06.2015 11:45
Author: Roger Cohen
Source: NY Times
In the end, the very Western ideas and institutions Putin demeans will be the West’s greatest strength in the long looming struggle against Russian counterrevolution.
Congressman Dan Donovan Endorses Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island District Attorney
Congressman Dan Donovan Endorses Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island District Attorney
  27.06.2015 13:29
Author: Igor Baboshkin; Photo: Ed Amchislavskiy
Source:
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Today, June 27th, 2015, former Staten Island District Attorney and newly-elected Congressman Dan Donovan endorsed Joan Illuzzi for Staten Island District Attorney:
A Winning Strategy For Ukraine
A Winning Strategy For Ukraine
  18.06.2015 07:13
Author: George Soros
Source: Project Syndicate
BUDAPEST – At the beginning of this year, I proposed a strategy for Ukraine that recognized that sanctions on Russia are not enough.
McCain: Not Arming Ukrainians “One Of The Most Shameful Chapters In American History”
McCain: Not Arming Ukrainians “One Of The Most Shameful Chapters In American History”
  16.06.2015 12:01
Author: Andrew Kaczynski
Source: BuzzFeed News
The Ukrainians aren’t asking for American boots on the ground, they’re just asking for weapons to defend themselves.
Ukraine Leader Says $3 Billion Russian ‘Bribe’ Needs Discussing
Ukraine Leader Says $3 Billion Russian ‘Bribe’ Needs Discussing
  15.06.2015 09:16
Author: Ryan ChilcoteDaryna Krasnolutska
Source: Bloomberg
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged top-level talks over a $3 billion Russian loan to his country, labeling the cash a “bribe” sealed by his ousted predecessor.
Putin, once critical of Stalin, now embraces Soviet dictator's tactics
Putin, once critical of Stalin, now embraces Soviet dictator
  12.06.2015 12:25
Author: Carol J. Williams
Source: LA times
Only six years ago, President Vladimir Putin visited the Polish port of Gdansk, birthplace of the Solidarity movement that threw off Soviet domination, and reassured his Eastern European neighbors that Russia had only friendly intentions.
Putin’s Warlords Slip Out of Control
Putin’s Warlords Slip Out of Control
  10.06.2015 05:44
Author: Adrian Karatnycky
Source: The New York Times
In waging a clandestine war in eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has made a bargain with the devil. He has farmed out much of the fighting to warlords, mercenaries and criminals, partly in an attempt to simulate a broad-based indigenous resistance to Ukrainian rule.

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