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July 3, 2009

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 3, 2009

TODAY: Obama taxes Putin with living in the past; Pepsi’s role in Cold War thaw; reserve currency may be discussed at Putin-Obama meeting; is Medvedev really the host?; Chechens suspected in Klebnikov murder on wanted list Barack Obama has v...
July 2, 2009

Wonks Weigh In: What White House Would Want

I just couldn’t resist the alliteration temptation. What we’re looking at here is the broader directions that should result from next week’s Obama-Medvedev powwow. Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski offers ...
July 2, 2009

No Charm Offensive in Russia

Polls show that Russia is one of the nations whose citizens are least interested in Barack Obama, and pessimistic that his leadership will head toward positive changes in international relations.  That means that if Obama were hoping to survi...
July 2, 2009

The Economic Damage of Politicized Justice

Stephen Blank has an interesting new article on Forbes in which he assesses the economic damage being caused by Russia’s inability to effectively reduce legal nihilism and corruption, both of which are dragging on the country’s attempt...
July 2, 2009

Grigory Pasko: Screening the Nord Stream Doc in Germany

Remember this number Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. I recently had the pleasure of participating in a screening of my short documentary film on the Nord Stream pipeline pro...
July 2, 2009

War is Always the Enemy’s Fault

From Cathy Young in the Wall Street Journal: Given all this, a war seems unlikely. What’s more probable is that Russia will seek to destabilize Georgia without military action. This saber-rattling may be meant to boost Georgian opposition to...
July 2, 2009

A Bouquet of Russian Myths

We believe that David Ignatius’s article in the Washington Post is very well worth reading today, as he discusses some of the dominant themes that came up during a recent conference sponsored by the Russian Institute entitled “What Doe...
July 2, 2009

How to Avoid Traveling to Russia

I’ve heard of some really wild excuses by diplomats to avoid having to travel to Russia, but throwing yourself to the ground in an airport and shattering your elbow really takes the cake. CBS News:  Clinton Won’t Travel to Russia ...
July 2, 2009

Taking on Hate Crimes in Russia

In relation to the video posted below, Paul LeGendre of Human Rights First has an opinion piece up over on Huffington Post: In a week, President Obama will travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The agenda items of the su...