by Patricia H. Kushlis | Mar 2, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis The Blame Game had already begun less than 24 hours after Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on a bridge in the shadow of the Kremlin. The Russian propaganda machine – well in overdrive for a year – is now pointing the finger...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Jan 5, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeI wish I were still in the foreign service. This serendipitous conjunction of US and Russian foreign policy makes for a beautiful public diplomacy message: as Vladimir Putin’s Russia fights viciously to hold on to Ukraine, its uppity Cold War...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Sep 23, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeDoes Vladimir Putin have fantasies about making it easier for Sarah Palin to see Russia clearly from her home in Alaska? Might be.Back in 2008, when asked about her expertise in the area of foreign policy, the Republican Vice Presidential...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Sep 2, 2014 | Monitor
Patricia Lee SharpeThe appeasement goes on and on. Ukrainian ships legally in the Sea of Azov have been fired upon by pro-Russian forces, but the French are still determined to sell warships to Russia. French president François Hollande is so unpopular he can’t be...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Aug 14, 2014 | Monitor
By James Schumaker, Guest Contributor (James Schumaker, a retired Foreign Service Officer, has served in various capacities in the United States Government over the past several decades, with professional experience in the Soviet Union, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,...