Writing in The New York Times today, op-ed contributor David Harris argues for doing away with the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, a US federal law from 1974 whose aim was to push the Soviet Union to let Russians, especially religious minorities, to emig...
Writing in the Moscow Times, Konstantin Sonin argues that Barack Obama’s reset policy is winning over the trust of Russian citizens. At least it’s working for some people. It was no great surprise that Obama took that position. His cho...
Writing in Asia Times Online, MK Bhadrakumar has a good article reviewing Sec. of State Hillary Clinton’s recent tour of the former Soviet neighborhood, and a number of stinging statements in response from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign ...
The Washington Post editorial on the spy ring today is a little too neat and tidy for my tastes: Why would the successor to the KGB invest so much money and effort “to infiltrate academic, policymaking and government-connected circles,”...
It is an imperfect analogy in many respects, such as population, immigration, development, and Islamic extremism just to name a few, but the growing problem the Russian Federation is facing from the ongoing war in Afghanistan and the massive growt...
For the past couple of days, the conservative media has really sinking its teeth into the latest draft U.N. resolution on Iran sanctions, which apparently contains a loophole allowing for the sale of S-300 missiles by Moscow to Tehran. The W...
It really wasn’t a question of if, but when. Today the AFP has picked up on some speech notes that Rep. Eric Cantor is planning to deliver before the Heritage Institute in Washington, which may signal that the Republicans are going to ...
Though my home country Canada often has the reputation as the world’s boy scout, seeking the approval of others for its moral conduct, there is also a sense of healthy chauvinism when it comes to defending basic independence, terri...
Yes, I am easily entertained. From the New York Times on the “finalizing” of a new arms control deal between the U.S. and Russia. Mrs. Clinton said that she did not anticipate any trouble getting the agreement ratified by the Sen...
I used to argue that Russia was one of the easiest places in the world to get thrown in prison over practically nothing – just ask Jamison Firestone or Yana Yakovleva – but Hugo Chavez appears to making Venezuela into a new contender f...
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