Peter Storey asserts that if the West is to succeed in the Ukraine crisis then it must comprehend the system the Kremlin uses to maintain power in Russia and how this relates to the conflict.

Marine Corps officer B.A. Friedman on why, in light of America's struggles with Russia, China, and ISIS, US Air Force strategist John Boyd should be given another look.

Brandee Leon on ISIS' targeting of vulnerable Central Asian migrants in Russia.

Obama meeting Castro, Iran intrigue, Washington raining on Putin's parade (and vice-versa), China continuing its island hopping, and war in Yemen were all part of the week in war for 12 to 17 April, 2015.

Colonel (Ret.) Philip Lisagor argues that the provocative terrorist violence used by ISIS in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere should not distract us from other political violence nor be the deciding factor on if, when, and where the U.S. decides to act.

Brandee Leon on why a small breakaway republic in Moldova could be a factor for Russia in the Ukraine conflict as well.

Chris Miller on the warnings to Russians from Nikita Khrushchev on the 59th anniversary of his 'Secret Speech' on the dangers of the Cult of Personality Josef Stalin built in the Soviet Union -- much like the one Vladimir Putin has built in Moscow today.

Ike Cagan, active in the struggle for democracy in the former-Czechoslovakia, explains why Vladimir Putin is not a mystery or suffering from mental illness. Rather it is the West who has thus far failed or refused to see him clearly.