Obama is right to encourage the use of nuclear energy. Let’s hope he’s actually serious about it—and not just trying to score political points with union workers.
The economic crisis hasn’t changed things—Europe still depends on Russia for its natural-gas supplies.
Ukraine should serve as a link between America and Russia—not a point of contention.
Russia’s stonewalling on Iran is easy to explain—Moscow wants to maintain its hold over Europe’s natural-gas supply.
Obama wants to hand Russia some carrots, especially on arms control. But what he gives with one hand, the senate might snatch away.
Americans shouldn’t be alarmed by the BRIC summit. The body is just another toothless international grouping, not an attempt to exert hard power.
Everybody shares the blame for the recent conflict. Neither Ukraine, Russia, the EU or even the United States come out with their hands clean or their relationships intact.
The solution to Europe’s energy woes isn’t political unification against a Russian threat. Europeans should keep politics out of energy and let markets do their jobs.
Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens has launched a massive public-relations blitz to promote his wind-turbine plan. The Democrats seem to like it, but there’s a better way to achieve energy independence.
Barack Obama has a lot to learn when it comes to dealing with Russia—but so does John McCain.