Posted on April 1, 2015. Tags: Arctic, Cold War, Copenhagen, Denmark, Deterrence, Energy, Martin Lidegaard, Mikhail Vanin, Moscow, NATO, Natural Resources, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, UN
In light of wider Danish strategic priorities, Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard’s restrained reaction to Russia’s decision to target Danish military frigates with nuclear weapons was understandable. In a recent op-ed piece for the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, the Russian ambassador to Denmark, Mikhail Vanin, wrote that Danish warships would “become targets for Russian nuclear missiles” should […]
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Posted in Conflict, Europe, Russia, Security Issues, World
Posted on March 15, 2015. Tags: AIPAC, Charlie Hebdo, Congress, Danish Cartoons, Denmark, Dome of the Rock, Foreign Policy, George Washington, Iran, Islam, Israel, Israel Lobby, J Street, James Madison, Jerusalem, Jewish Voice for Peace, John Boehner, Mecca, Muslims, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinian Israeli Conflict, Palestinians, Republicans, Shin Bet
This article was first published in The Huffington Post on 3rd March 2015. One of the defining precepts of the American Republic from its earliest days to today has been that the president of the United States represents the country in its dealings with the world. It is a view which the Supreme Court unambiguously […]
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Posted in Iran, Middle East, US, World