Sidebar/Content/Sidebar - L Todd Wood

Real Clear World: Russia’s Population Is Being Weaponized

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s popularity is higher than ever, approaching a perfect ten. Of course some of that tabulated adoration is a result of individual Russians not wanting to be different from all the rest – not wanting be ridiculed or threatened if they give the wrong answer to a pollster – but the Russian population, for the most part, sees the Russian president as Putin the Great…

How Will Vladimir Putin Respond To NATO Shooting Down Russian Jet?

The real question is—how will Putin respond? The Russian president has been two steps ahead of the West in Syria and in the geopolitical arena in general…

Washington Times: Tsar Putin I Is On A Roll

In the days before the Soviet revolution, when the Russian aristocracy reigned supreme in its glory days, many of this elite group refused to speak Russian, they would only speak French, the language of beauty, sophistication, snobbery. The French hold a special place in the Russian heart…

Tsar Putin I is on a roll…

Washington Times: Israel Should Maintain Control Of The Temple Mount

Regardless of your beliefs or lack of, any reasonable person would admit that the Jewish people have a claim to their history…

Real Clear World: Little Green Men In Moldova?

Civil unrest in Moldova is not easing. If anything, it is picking up. Demonstrations in the capital, Chisinau, have exploded over the last few months and are increasing in ferocity and in their intransigence…

Washington Times: For Russia, Now Comes The Hard Part

The optics have been impressive. The Russian Federation capably deployed an air and ground expeditionary force to Syria and is building support facilities in expectations of a long-term commitment to the longtime Soviet and Russian ally…