Russia Archives - L Todd Wood

How To Deal With Russia

Many pundits have attempted to explain the rationale behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine, Syria, and elsewhere. I think it is very simple: Putin wants to make Russia great again. He has some successes and some failures…

Washington Times – The Georgia Imperative For The West

During the eight years of the Obama administration, the transformation of former Ottoman territory has been sweeping and complete. The new Russia/Iran/Shia axis now controls a wide swath of the Middle East from the Mediterranean to the Iranian-Afghan border…

Washington Times: Hybrid Warfare, Using Finance To Destroy A Country

Most Americans have never heard of Moldova, much less could find it on a map. But what has happened to this small former Soviet republic deserves to be on the front page of our newspapers and taught in our universities. I have long written and spoken about the threat to our country and the West brought on by our financial irresponsibility…

Washington Times: Putin Ascendant Over NATO As Turkey Turns Tail

Turkey, a NATO member, shot down a Russian SU-24 fighter bomber that briefly entered its airspace during attacks on rebels in Syria in late 2015. The deliberate Turkish action was meant to push back against an aggressive Russia that had repeatedly ignored Turkish warnings, showing a complete disregard for the sovereignty of a NATO country…

Washington Times: As The EU Dithers, Putin Enjoys The Show

There has been a global outbreak of nervousness in the long run-up to Britain’s Brexit vote Thursday, with European Union politicians and heads of state apoplectic about the possibility of a member of the club saying no thanks and walking away from the utopia they have created. International markets and traders have been on edge for weeks, the polls have only fed the uncertainty, and both sides are recalculating now as the votes are in. But there is one place where they have been just sitting back and enjoying the show — Moscow…

Washington Times – Obama’s Antagonism Sends Israel To Protection Of Russia

The Obama administration’s treatment of Israel has been, in a word, deplorable.

Everybody knows it. President Obama has enabled Israel’s archenemy, the Islamic Republic of Iran, to threaten its very existence. The White House has allowed Tehran to receive sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons systems from Russia, with more advanced weapons on the way, to frustrate proactive military strategies Israel uses to deal with threats she faces. Mr. Obama has even effectively set up a timetable for Iran to receive nuclear weapons…