None of what Putin said is new to those who have closely followed the sad saga of post-Soviet Ukraine, but the tens, perhaps hundreds, of millions of people who will watch this interview because of the identity of the interviewer, are unlikely ever again to accept uncritically the standard narrative spewed out by Western regimes and their media lapdogs.
We need a nation of citizen-activists who demand more from their government. The first demand should be simple: prioritize the needs of the citizens already here over those whom the government is recklessly pressing to get into the country.
The global mix is becoming volatile in the extreme. Dealing with it demands prudence, wisdom, and strategic clarity. None of this is present in Washington today.
As so often is the case, victim advocacy groups only voice concern for victims when their attackers are considered political opponents.
One of Henry Kissinger’s greatest virtues was his political realism and his resistance to America’s messianic urge, relentlessly promoted by both neoconservatives and neoliberals, to dominate the world as global hegemon.
China’s grand strategy of building and projecting its “comprehensive national power” is a long-term geopolitical design fundamentally incompatible with Washington’s determination to maintain its open-ended “full spectrum dominance.”
Biden's retreat from leadership is in keeping with his long-standing policies and example, with predictable results on the international scene.
Henry Kissinger’s fears and misgivings about the future of U.S.-Chinese relations may prove just as prophetic as George Kennan's warnings about Russia and NATO expansion.
Population matters, but continuity of character matters more. Without that, a nation ceases to be.
In the Shadow of the Gods chronicles the charismatic and influential movers of history, known as emperors.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an unabashed realist who has been using the crisis between Russia and the collective West to increase his country’s global clout.
China's 20th National Congress of the CCP brought two novelties: a new emphasis on military strength and the complete consolidation of power into the hands of President Xi Jinping.
The realignment of global forces resulting from the war in Ukraine is certain to confront American hegemony and to undermine the status of the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
The United States will go to war to defend Taiwan if China invades the mainland. That is the commitment made last week by President Joe Biden.
The America First Policy Institute is the latest group of swamp creatures masquerading as America First populists.
Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan ignited Chinese war games against Taiwan. A message was sent from both D.C. and Beijing.
Defending Taiwan from China would come at a high cost. A war with China in the Western Pacific would be devastating for the U.S.
NATO's recent Madrid Summit reveals a hardening, monolithic West that is likely soon to be challenged by a rising China and a multipolar world.
Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiwan has provoked Beijing. Relations between the U.S. and China will likely suffer.
Despite their Communist past and present, Russia and China are demonstrably more conservative in many ways than present-day, self-hating America.
For all their use in green virtue-signaling, electric cars have enormous hidden costs, both financial and humanitarian.