Forget oil pipelines or arms deals, Russia’s influence in Latin America has hit another major financial nerve ending: casinos. As The Miami Herald reports, Russia’s Ritzio Entertainment Group manages a string of successful bingo halls ...
It was not the greatest speech and it was not the worst, but Vice President Joseph Biden’s declaration of principles on the U.S.-Russia relationship made during this weekend’s Munich security conference made clear that despite all the ...
Now this is just plain mean … and will no doubt hurt Hugo’s feelings. It is amusing how the diplomat is practically blaming Venezuela for initiating the deals. From El Universal: Russia’s ambassador to Spain Alexander Kuzne...
Sure, Bakiyev went to Moscow and picked up a couple of billion dollars to close the U.S. airbase, but one can see how the decision was made easier. From the Associated Press: The Manas base is the only U.S. toehold in strategic Central Asia,...
Reuters has a story today about one of those international approval rating polls, in which respondents say whether each given country has a “positive” or “negative” impact on the world. The latest is that America̵...
For anyone in need of advanced evidence of how disorganized America’s foreign policy towards Russia will likely be over the coming years, there is this priceless gem about former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s recent trips to Mos...
Some readers have noticed that I have started a new bilingual blog, Venezuela Report, which I am hoping to develop into an informative platform for discussion and debate about this Latin American country. Other readers are asking exactly what I th...
Robert Kagan is pretty worried about the new administration cutting defense spending. From the Washington Post: The Obama administration is right to want to begin negotiations with Russia over missile defense and arms control. But it is a poor ope...
Here’s what’s going on over at my new Venezuela Report blog: One could be forgiven for buying into the illusion of Hugo Chávez’s Venezuelan socialist utopia, especially those living comfortably abroad in open and free democ...
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