by Brendan Connell | Apr 23, 2014 | Monitor
Obama begins Asia tour with reassurance to Japan CNN / Jethro Mullen and Kevin Liptak President Barack Obama arrived in Japan on Wednesday for the first part of his Asia trip that started with reassuring Tokyo of U.S. support in its bitter territorial dispute with...
by Brendan Connell | Apr 10, 2014 | Monitor
With news breaking on Wednesday of top US trade negotiators failing to reach a complete agreement with Japan over any of the most contentious trade issues, many are left feeling a sense of cynicism regarding the precious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In...
by Brendan Connell | Apr 9, 2014 | Monitor
U.S. and NATO Warn Russia Against Further Intervention in Ukraine NY Times / Andrew Higgins and David M. Herszenhorn As the government in Kiev moved to reassert control over pro-Russian protesters across eastern Ukraine, the United States and NATO issued stern...
by Brendan Connell | Apr 4, 2014 | Monitor
Ukraine PM says will stick to austerity despite Moscow pressure Reuters / Natalia Zinets, Richard Balmforth, and Paul Ingrassia The Kiev government will stick to unpopular austerity measures “as the price of independence” as Russia steps up pressure on...
by Brendan Connell | Mar 12, 2014 | Monitor
Ukraine poses no threat to Russian rocket engine imports –US Andrea Shalal / Reuters The crisis in Ukraine has not jeopardized the longstanding relationship between the U.S. Air Force and the Russian company that builds engines for the rockets used to launch large...
