Crimea annexation

Irony Overload: WSJ’s Rivkin & Casey Want to Wage Lawfare Against Russia

Published by Jim Lobe 2 Comments

by Jim Lobe I suppose this is something to be welcomed, but David B. Rivkin, Jr. and Lee Casey — who spent a good part of the George W. Bush administration offering legalistic defenses in the National Review and on… Continue Reading →

Ukraine Primer III: Crimea’s Secession Vote

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by Derek Davison Crimeans voted “overwhelmingly” to secede from Ukraine and join Russia in a March 16 referendum. The Obama administration declared shortly after that “the international community will not recognize the results of a poll administered under threats of… Continue Reading →