The third front line

The third front line The EU’s role in eastern Ukraine and the Sea of Azov Source: Andrew Bossi – Wikimedia Commons   “We don’t want to risk war, but Putin is already waging one. That makes us look weak.” This was one senior European official’s assessment of the...

Trump meets Putin

Trump meets Putin What does that have to do with Europe?     Right after the NATO summit, President Donald Trump scheduled a very important meeting with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. This comes in the midst of the so-called Russiagate,...

Throwing in the towel on Syria

Throwing in the towel on Syria What EU’s exclusion of Iran from sanctions list says about the Syrian civil war Gone are the days when intervention in conflict-torn countries sought to end a war, rather than intensify it. After the ramifications of Afghanistan, Iraq,...