Our latest interviewee on the topic of “Venezuela and Russia” is the leading expert of the Analytical administration of the Center for political conjuncture of Russia, Pavel Salin. 1. How natural and justified is the convergence of Rus...
An editorial on the Obama overtures to Russia is running in the Financial Times this weekend, pondering whether the Kremlin is ready to act its age and reciprocate some of these concessions being offered by Washington. The initial reaction s...
Post Global, the “collaborative, global” Washington Post blog moderated by David Ignatious and Fareed Zakaria, has posted a smart essay articulating what is likely the next iteration of responses to Obama’s secret letter to Mosco...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Europe today, giving a short speech and Q&A session at the European Parliament (the highest ranking U.S. visit to EuroParl since Reagan in 85). Click here to watch the video, and below is what she...
Yesterday we posted some hostile reactions to President Barack Obama’s “secret letter” overture to the Russians to suspend the plans for a missile shield in Europe. Today, we bring you a ringing endorsement of the letter, w...
Stratfor has published an opus of sorts on the Russian financial predicament. What’s so unique about it is the historical lens through which the authors gauge the truths and fictions of the Kremlin’s recent rise, including the counter-...
“What doesn’t seem to be much appreciated is that the main problem isn’t really Georgia. It’s that Georgia is the thread hanging off the tattered sweater; you pull it, and the sweater falls apart.” This quote, from St...
…and it didn’t take long for them to come out swinging. The funny part is to imagine how much flak he would be getting if the letter/offer to Medvedev were actually successful. From the incomparably moderate and measured mi...
The New York Times has finally started a conversation on Obama’s secret letter, on its Opinionator blog. It’s pretty amazing how diversified the reactions are. The Huffington Post sees it as an example of improved diplomacy; some liber...
The aftermath of Obama’s ‘secret letter‘ to Russia has been pretty engrossing. From allegations of quid pro quo, to open assaults on his foreign policy, the event suggests just how polarizing Russia has become, as a host of issue...
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