Rethinking the Reset Button: Understanding Contemporary Russian Foreign Policy
A former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), Dr. Evgueni Novikov defected to the United States in 1988 and has utilized his extensive background and experience, to share insights in "Rethinking th
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Book Review of Jorge Vestrynge’s “Peripheral Warfare and Revolutionary Islam”
SFS Executive Director, Joseph M. Humire wrote a book review for the 2012 Spring/Summer issue of the Journal of International Security Affairs. Mr. Humire reviews Jorge Vestrynge's infamous book on "Peripheral War
Continue readingPutin skips the G8 summit — it’s time to re-set our relationship with Russia
The Russian “re-set button” that was grandly announced by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton in 2009 was a unilateral gesture -- and thus it’s no surprise the Bear is still smiling. Now with President
Continue readingObama finally gets serious about bringing KSM to justice
President Obama’s whirlwind campaign stop in Afghanistan this week, exactly a year after Usama Bin Laden’s death, may make the commander in chief appear tough in punishing those responsible for the worst terrorist at
Continue readingObama’s bipolar approach to terrorism
So much for “not spiking the football.” Though President Obama used that analogy to compare mildly excessive football celebrations with his refusal to release photos of a dead Osama bin Laden, the impeccably timed v
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