“..For they shall also pray unto the LORD, that he would prosper that, which they give for ease and remedy…” (Sirach [aka Ecclesiasticus] 38: 1-2,4,6-10,12-14) Glad and joyful tidings have reached our sinful land from the banks o...
There’s been lots of talk about Russia’s ambitious claims for Arctic territory, future resource development, and other economic opportunities brought about by the melting ice caps (isn’t that just depressing?), but the story of C...
President Dmitry Medvedev had an eventful meeting with Boris Gryzlov and the leaders of United Russia today, allowing for the opportunity to talk about all the people who will be fired for the country’s dismal performance at the Olympics.&nb...
Writing on RealClearWorld, A. Wess Mitchell and Robert Kron of the Center for European Policy Analysis argue that NATO giving Central Europe the cold shoulder will have far-reaching costs, and that measures of reassurance must be made. First, it f...
A good quote from retired Constitutional Court Judge Tamara Morshchakova in RFE/RL’s coverage of a resolution ordering Russian courts to uphold decisions from the European Court on Human Rights: “I think our judges are very timid and i...
‘Iran is standing on 50% of the world’s energy and should it so decide Europe will have to spend the winter in cold’. The Telegraph reports that the US is upping the pressure on Russia to toughen its stance on Iran. S...
Foreign investment in Russia declined 21% in 2009 to $81.9 billion; the Moscow Times analyzes the steep drop here. Ukraine has said that it will not consider joining a customs union with Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia until the triumvirate h...
TODAY: Protest rally against illegal police activities thwarted by police; major anti-government protest planned in Kaliningrad; CPJ calls for clarification of Estemirova murder investigation; Smolensk mayor faces extortion charges. Viktor Y...
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