It’s been a while since we’ve heard news from that other problematic frozen conflict in Moldova, Transnistria, where separatists groups are more hopeful than ever that the invasion and occupation of regions of Georgia by Russian milita...
Deng Xiao Pu and his team Grigory Pasko, journalist Recently in the Russian mass information media there appeared a publication, the main theme of which was – the rating of the broadcast “A Talk with Vladimir Putin”, which had be...
In relation to my earlier posting of Garry Rodan’s article, below is an extract of a book review of Beyond Suspicion? The Singapore Judiciary by Francis T. Seow, written by Australian academic Michael D. Barr. I don’t think that ...
Earlier this month Garry Rodan had a great article in the Far Eastern Economic Review about Dr. Chee Soon Juan, the Singapore opposition leader facing a long campaign of savage repression by the local authorities. I assist in Dr. Chee’...
There’s a confusing editorial today in the Boston Globe, which draws heavily on the assumption that it is up to President-elect Barack Obama to draw up a plan to intervene in the Russia-Ukraine natural gas supply disputes, and that the key t...
The Ukraine natural gas crisis with Gazprom remains in crisis as a delegation from Kiev arrives in Moscow to negotiate – possible solutions may include future fees or even economic sanctions. Bolivian Energy Minister Saul Avalos has to...
In trading on Monday, the Russian ruble again fell to a record low against the euro as the Central Bank again widened the band to loosen its defense of the currency. State bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) spent $26 billion on infrastructure projec...
TODAY: China and Russia establish high military links, Putin holds cabinet meeting on crisis, promising continuity, Stalin comes in third, predictions of a U.S. collapse, Gaddafi defends Russia, anger over Israel’s Gaza bombings, Gazprom-Ukr...
By the time you read this exclusive translation, the original article will probably have been pulled from the net by censors. We found this remarkable posting in the “Forum” section of the official website of the MVD RF – the Min...
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