Essays on Putin

Leaders are those who influence others towards the achievement of certain goals. After studying the biography of many of historical leaders it can be concluded that up to some leadership qualities are inherented but good leaders are created, they are not born. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin...

Donald Trump’s campaign and election raised expectations for change in the U.S.-Russia relationship. But just under a year into his administration, little has changed. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, however, quickly emerged as President Trump’s go-to-person on relations with Moscow. He described a step-by-step approach:...

How Do We Want Them to Be Like? Studies show that 2/3 of America’s juvenile inmates are suffering from a mental illness. They also show that only 15 days in solitary confinement can cause severe and irreversible psychological damage. Most teenagers that are put into...

Putin: the Modern Machiavelli In March 2014, Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula was annexed at the behest of a Machiavellian leader. A treaty signed by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, meant that the land would become part of Russia when finalized in January 2015. Tensions...

Donald Trump’s campaign and election raised expectations for change in the U.S.-Russia relationship. But just under a year into his administration, little has changed. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, however, quickly emerged as President Trump’s go-to-person on relations with Moscow. He described a step-by-step approach:...

The symbiotic relationship between politics and the economy benefits society as a whole, and this carefully constructed, mutually beneficial connection can easily turn sour should one side negatively impact the other. To further expand upon this claim, it is hardly a revolutionary idea to say...