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L. Todd Wood

L. Todd Wood, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, flew special operations helicopters supporting SEAL Team 6, Delta Force and others. After leaving the military, he pursued his other passion, finance, spending 18 years on Wall Street trading emerging market debt, and later, writing. The first of his many thrillers is "Currency." Todd is a contributor to Fox Business, Newsmax TV, Moscow Times, the New York Post, the National Review, Zero Hedge and others. For more information about L. Todd Wood, visit LToddWood.com.

Articles by L. Todd Wood

L. TODD WOOD: Russia declares counter-terror ops regime in North Caucasus

There's a reason Russian President Vladimir Putin recently called U.S. President Obama. It wasn't to talk about Ukraine, the weather or the International Space Station.

June 30, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: How the University of Texas helped destroy lives of 11M

It strikes me that while I'm sitting in Moscow, a place where they are still trying to overcome 70 years of the Marxist/Leninist experiment, I watch with horror as again the world has to deal with the consequences of Karl Marx and his teachings.

June 29, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Russia worried about color revolution in Yerevan, Armenia

It's Moscow's worst nightmare, a color revolution, along the lines of what happened in Georgia, Ukraine, or Kyrgyzstan, happening in other former Soviet territories. The Kremlin worries it may be starting in Yerevan, Armenia.

June 26, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Can I see that birth certificate again, please?

Lately, I've noticed a new trend coming out of the Russian media and press releases from the Kremlin.

June 25, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Russia threatens to target Baltic States if they deploy missile defense

On the heels of Russia proclaiming that Baltic Russian-speaking populations are being violated, the deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, Yevgeny Lukyanov, inferred that the former Soviet Baltic territories of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia could be targeted with nuclear weapons if they deploy American anti-missile defense systems in-country.

June 24, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Russia says Baltic Russian-speaking populations being violated

According to Tass.ru, Russian human rights ombudsman Konstantin Dolgov said Tuesday that the human rights of Russian speakers in the Baltics were being violated.

June 23, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: This is how wars start

The West has been trying to get Russia's attention, and force a change in behavior, for over a year regarding Russia's actions in Ukraine and its new militaristic, aggressiveness abroad.

June 22, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Russia really doesn’t want an arms race

Many in Russia believe the Kremlin created the crisis in Ukraine and with the West in order to deflect attention from the domestic economy and to appeal to an innate, rabid nationalism in the Russian population.

June 18, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Putin pushes for Russian airbase in Belarus

TASS, the Russian news agency, reported today that the Belarusian defense minister, Gen. Lt. Andrey Ravkov, has stated that a Russian airbase in the eastern city of Babruysk, Belarus, is in the political stage of discussion.

June 17, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Painting under the rockets on the Gaza border

Last summer, when the Gaza conflict was raging, I traveled to Sderot, Israel, on the Gaza border to see for myself what was happening. And boy did I see it.

June 16, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Chechen jihadists pine for ISIS

In prose reminiscing "Scarborough Fair," jihadists in Chechnya have been sending love letters to the Islamic State.

June 9, 2015

CROSSTALK: Terror question: When Russian-U.S. interests align

Relations between Moscow and Washington are obviously at an all time low due to events in Ukraine and the West responding with sanctions on the Russian Federation.

June 7, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Is Putin preparing for all-out war in Ukraine?

If I lived in the port city of Mariupol, I'd be moving. The front lines of the conflict between Ukrainian troops and the pro-Russian separatists are only a few miles away.

June 5, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Thoughts of jihad, Chechen war keep Russia up all night

Karma is a funny thing. It tends to bite you when you least expect it or when you can least afford it. This may be happening in Russia.

June 3, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: The odd circumstance of Kaliningrad

In August of last year, as Russian troops kept getting "lost" in Ukraine, the government of Canada produced a map showing Russia in red, and Ukraine in blue, labeled "Not Russia," in a snarky attempt to call, in their words, "an invasion an invasion."

June 1, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Give up your seat for pregnant women, please

Recently, the Moscow Metro celebrated its 80th birthday and the city government put on a big show. In a cool, hipster idea, the audio announcements that play automatically on the subway were changed to the voices of famous Russian actors and actresses. I have to admit, it was a nice touch. The metro in Moscow is stunningly efficient and over-the-top beautiful--a most pleasurable experience for someone used to the grind and filth of the New York subway.

May 29, 2015