By Dr. Terry Simmons
Special Contributor, In Homeland Security
I recently attended the Atlantic Council of the United States’ Missile Defense Conference held in Washington D.C. for the fourth consecutive year.
By Brett Daniel Shehadey
Special Contributor for In Homeland Security
Newly elected Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Normandy, France for 15 minutes at a D-Day Anniversary that sparked a renewal in an effort toward a peaceful resolution.
By Terry Simmons
Special Contributor
Vladimir Putin is on his way to legendary status. The Firebird of Russian Folklore is based both in the cultural and political histories of the Russian Empire throughout its many manifestations over the last 1,000 years.
By Glynn Cosker
In Homeland Security Editor
President Barack Obama is set to meet Wednesday with Ukraine’s president-elect Petro Poroshenko for the first time. Obama is standing firm on his assertion of not providing weapons to aid Ukraine’s resistance to pro-Russian rebels.
By Donald L. Sassano
Special Contributor
Russia’s brisk and efficient annexation of Crimea has resulted in an ongoing reassessment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
By Deb Riechmann
The Associated Press
Congress is stepping up pressure on the White House to confront Russia over allegations that it is cheating on a key nuclear arms treaty
By Dr. Stephen Schwalbe
Program Director, Political Science at American Public University
In March 2014, Putin and Russia completed the annexation of Crimea without military conflict. In March 2014, Putin and Russia completed the annexation of Crimea without military conflict. Putin claimed ethnic Russian people were being threatened by people within Ukraine
By Richard Pera
Dean of the School of Security and Global Studies at American Military University
Twenty years ago, while training for an assignment in France, I had the opportunity to take the NATO Staff Officers Course at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
By Dr. John P. Dolan
Associate Professor, Intelligence Studies at American Public University
The international crisis in Ukraine has created friction in local American communities. A micro Cold War has begun in Colorado.