Category Archives: Russia

Why Russian-Jewish Refugees are Different From Syrian Refugees

Yuri Kruman writes: In a recent op-ed entitled “I’m a Russian-born American Jew. My people’s rejection of Syrian refugees breaks my heart,” Ilya Lozovsky slanderously paints all Russian Jews as fascist hypocrites for failing to join his crusade to resettle … Continue reading

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Putin – The Quintessential Realist

John J. Mearsheimer writes in December of 2014: …To argue that Russia’s reaction to NATO expansion was based on “resentment,” as Sestanovich does, is to trivialize the country’s motives. Fear is at the root of Russia’s opposition to the prospect … Continue reading

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Putin Vs Erdogan

Comments to Steve Sailer: * The difference between the two is that Erdogan has been very successful, and Putin has been a failure. Turkey is now more influential internationally than at any time since the Ottoman Empire collapsed. It has … Continue reading

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Ilya Lozovsky: I’m a Russian-born American Jew. My people’s rejection of Syrian refugees breaks my heart.

He can’t conceive that there might be any other perspective but his own. Any other viewpoint is bigoted and racist. From the WP comments section: * Maybe it’s because no one thinks or ever thought that the Jewish refugees from … Continue reading

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Russia’s Moral Framework and Why It Matters

From The National Interest: Russia’s moral framework, particularly as it applies to contemporary Russian foreign policy, differs markedly from that of the West. While post-Soviet Russia has no guiding ideology, it does argue that certain values, if adopted as shared … Continue reading

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