Even among the ever-stiffening competition for the world’s most eccentric despot, Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi of Libya still contends for the crown, with his flamboyant sultan-esque wardrobe, his scintillating all-female bodyguard troops, and bo...
Ivan Eland of the libertarian think tank the Independent Institute has published a goofy piece this week arguing that Washington has absolutely nothing to fear from a “resurgent” Russia that they should stop messing around in Moscow...
A funny thing about brand-spanking-new nations is that they usually come along with an outdated calendar of holidays, celebrating the historical milestones of the past regimes. The Russian Federation has been no exception to the trend, and oftenti...
The system of government consolidated by Vladimir Putin has some systemic vulnerabilities which are being tested by what could be a new economic crisis in the country. Yuri Zarakhovich of Time points to a few of them: Putin’s instinct is to ...
La Russophobe posts a translation of another Yulia Latynina column from Yezhedevny Zhurnal about the Svetlana Bakhmina case: The Kremlin’s reaction to Bakhmina’s parole request shows that the Kremlin has nothing to say. If one stops to think about...
Sankta simplicita Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. There exists such a legend. When on the campo dei Fiori in Rome they were burning Giordano Bruno at the stake, the bonfire ...
Jackson Diehl at the Washington Post runs through the laundry list of potential “tests” that the next U.S. president could face internationally. Beyond the rogues are the regulars: the countries that depend on American attention, posit...
Canadian Business has a great article examining Oleg Deripaska’s surrender of his stake in the auto parts manufacturer Magna after losing nearly $600 million on the gamble. Questions are raised about lax corporate governance standards and ot...
President Dmitry Medvedev posts a “preview” of his state of the union speech on his video blog. Expect no surprises: Medvedev again blames the United States for the global financial crisis. With the U.S. election taking place tomorrow,...
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