Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1927
Russia faces more sanctions;
Some energy pressure on Poland
 
Russia faces more sanctions;
Some energy pressure on Poland
 
The Obama administration’s strategy for destroying the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, forces the United States to take sides in Syria’s civil war. But in a three-way war, that can mean taking the wrong side.
A tit-for-tat on the Korean Peninsula;
In Ankara, dithering over missile defense;
Should NATO's missile shield shift to target Russia?;
Moscow focuses on missiles;
Iran's missiles up the ante  
Amid Ukraine crisis, more messaging to the Middle East;
A bailout for Rosneft
 
The president sets U.S. foreign policy but, with regard to Ukraine, Congress has an opportunity to push the United States in a more fruitful direction by approving bipartisan legislation from the Senate that would give Kiev $350 million in military aid to help it fend off Moscow’s advances.