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  • Russian Hacking and Fake News

    On December 30th, the Obama Administration announced sanctions against the Russian government in response to alleged Russian interference in the US election. The act represents a stunning reversal for Obama, who in 2012 derided Mitt Romney for being stuck in the Cold War after Romney correctly identified Russia as America’s number one geopolitical rival. The…

  • State of the Games

    BY REUBEN SIEGMAN When most people think of the Olympics, they think of unity, togetherness, and a place where nations stand equal as competitors.  However, these words can no longer be used to describe the Olympics.  When Baron Pierre de Coubertin created the modern Olympic games, he envisioned an event that would help unite the…

  • Putin is the Leader America Needs, But Not the One it Deserves

    BY HENRY KOPESKY I’m envious of Russia. I know that, with that line, I’ve lost a good chunk of you already. Russia is, for a lack of a better word, a bully. Russia is the bully who is a few years older than everyone else in its class and is past its prime, but still…

  • The Modern Puppet State

    BY ARI MOSES It is early February and trash and scorched rubble are littered throughout the street. The clock strikes nine as the sun begins its journey across the sky, but Kiev’s once bustling city streets look as if they are from a ghost town, a mere remnant of their former selves. Offices, schools, and…

  • Orphans in the Crossfire

    On the surface, the main news story pertaining to U.S.-Russian relations over the past few months has been Russia’s stomach-turning anti-American adoption law that would bar Americans from adopting Russian children. Americans adopt thousands of Russian children each year, many of whom have disabilities and would otherwise suffer in Russia’s Dickensian orphanages. The law’s populist…

  • Poland’s Tsuris

    Not far from the site of the Plaszow concentration camp on the outskirts of Krakow a mural called the “History of Krakow” adorns an otherwise ugly street. The scenes depicted switch between tragedy and triumph, with panels depicting defeats at the hands of foreign forces and the Holocaust, but also the end of Communist rule…

  • Let’s Talk About Foreign Policy

    The 47% gaffe wasn’t the most revealing thing Mitt Romney said at his fundraiser back in May. His admission that he sees Palestinians as “not wanting peace” is as bizarre as it is ill-informed. If he were talking about domestic politics, it would be equivalent to him saying that Americans weren’t interested in improving their…