Ukraine

At first blush, spite and tantrum are Vladimir Putin’s weapons of choice to the sanctions imposed by the United States and The European Union.   Last Thursday, Russian prime minister, Dimitri…

RUSSIAN TO JUDGMENT — The downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has brought new calls for action against Russia, which is actively encouraging militias to move into eastern Ukraine. The airline…

Just when you think there isn’t enough trouble in Ukraine, a plane crashes — and reports confirm that it was shot down by a Russian-made surface-based antiaircraft system. A Malaysia…

A new international financial institution has been announced. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (known as the BRICS) said this week at a summit in Brazil that they are…

When it comes to gold, the investment community suffers from a kind of financial Bipolar Disorder. It swings back and forth, from a pure lust for gold… to unmitigated contempt.…

Today marks the 70th anniversary of one of the largest amphibious attacks in history, with more than 4,000 ships, 11,000 warplanes, and 156,000 Allied troops; this day is known as…

Liberal bloggers are now spinning Barack Obama’s inaction on the Ukraine crisis as an intentional strategy, as Russian strongman Vladimir Putin pulls his troops back from the border with Ukraine. But while…

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin struck back against Western sanctions, telling international multinational financial services companies Visa and MasterCard they must cough up a $3.8 billion USD “security deposit,” which they will forfeit…

Welcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future.   ALAS, POOR HILLARY: Big Chief Elizabeth Warren, she…

While Russian troops camp out on the Ukrainian border, pro-Russian insurgents inside the Eastern European nation are seizing town  after town, this week claiming the eastern city of Luhansk. Obama…