CHINA TO RUSSIA: YOU'RE PUTTING US IN A TIGHT SPOT
China's instinct is to stand by its strategic partner, but Russia's intervention in Ukraine's Crimea appears to violate China's principle of strict state sovereignty.
11.03.2014 \ 11:58
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China's instinct is to stand by its strategic partner, but Russia's intervention in Ukraine's Crimea appears to violate China's principle of strict state sovereignty.
PLAYING BY PUTIN’S TACTICS
References to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Crimea as some sort of "19th-century behavior” misjudge the enormity of recent events. He hasn’t miscalculated; Putin is redefining 21st-century warfare.
11.03.2014 \ 11:36
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References to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Crimea as some sort of "19th-century behavior” misjudge the enormity of recent events. He hasn’t miscalculated; Putin is redefining 21st-century warfare.
NEW YORK TIMES: RUSSIA HAS ALREADY LOST THE WAR
OVER the past two weeks, residents of Kiev have lived through its bloodiest conflict since the Second World War, watched their reviled president flee and a new, provisional team take charge, seen Russian troops take control of part of the country, and heard Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, assert his right to take further military action.
10.03.2014 \ 22:27
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OVER the past two weeks, residents of Kiev have lived through its bloodiest conflict since the Second World War, watched their reviled president flee and a new, provisional team take charge, seen Russian troops take control of part of the country, and heard Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, assert his right to take further military action.
WILL AMERICA HEED THE WAKE-UP CALL OF UKRAINE?
"Meet Viktor Yanukovych, who is running for the presidency of Ukraine.” Vladimir Putin and I were standing in his office at the presidential dacha in late 2004 when Yanukovych suddenly appeared from a back room. Putin wanted me to get the point. He’s my man, Ukraine is ours — and don’t forget it.
10.03.2014 \ 12:26
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"Meet Viktor Yanukovych, who is running for the presidency of Ukraine.” Vladimir Putin and I were standing in his office at the presidential dacha in late 2004 when Yanukovych suddenly appeared from a back room. Putin wanted me to get the point. He’s my man, Ukraine is ours — and don’t forget it.
UKRAINE: ARE OLIGARCH APPOINTMENTS AT ODDS WITH NEW SENSE OF FAIRNESS?
Appointment of super wealthy to positions of political power upsets protesters who hoped for new era.
10.03.2014 \ 12:04
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Appointment of super wealthy to positions of political power upsets protesters who hoped for new era.
PROTOCOL, CUSTOMS, AND ETIQUETTE (BASIC RULE #4)
So much of diplomatic life is essentially theatrical, symbolic of the power and prestige of the country it represents. Diplomatic parties and the events diplomats attend are choreographed as carefully as any ritual drama, and dress is an essential part of the mystery.
10.03.2014 \ 11:50
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So much of diplomatic life is essentially theatrical, symbolic of the power and prestige of the country it represents. Diplomatic parties and the events diplomats attend are choreographed as carefully as any ritual drama, and dress is an essential part of the mystery.
RUSSIA WARNS US OFF SANCTIONS OVER UKRAINE
Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says such a move would "boomerang" during phone call with US counterpart John Kerry.
08.03.2014 \ 15:05
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Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says such a move would "boomerang" during phone call with US counterpart John Kerry.
BEHIND CLASH BETWEEN C.I.A. AND CONGRESS, A SECRET REPORT ON INTERROGATIONS
It was early December when the Central Intelligence Agency began to suspect it had suffered what it regarded as an embarrassing computer breach.
08.03.2014 \ 13:37
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It was early December when the Central Intelligence Agency began to suspect it had suffered what it regarded as an embarrassing computer breach.
PEACE POLICY MEANS MORE THAN ARMY BUDGET
China announced Wednesday an increase of 12.2 percent in its military budget for 2014, offering another chance for certain countries to hype up "China's military threat." How can a rise in national defense expenditure be equivalent to a military threat?
08.03.2014 \ 12:56
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China announced Wednesday an increase of 12.2 percent in its military budget for 2014, offering another chance for certain countries to hype up "China's military threat." How can a rise in national defense expenditure be equivalent to a military threat?
PENTAGON STUDIES PUTIN BODY LANGUAGE FOR HINT OF INTENT
The movements of Russia's leader and others are scrutinized to gain insights into their decision-making.
07.03.2014 \ 14:00
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The movements of Russia's leader and others are scrutinized to gain insights into their decision-making.
UKRAINE IS NOT ABOUT US AND IT'S NOT OURS TO LOSE
Underlying all of this is one of the most common errors in U.S. commentary on international relations: the casual assumption that everything that happens anywhere in the world is ultimately about America, and that when anything bad happens anywhere, someone in Washington must ultimately be to blame.
07.03.2014 \ 12:39
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Underlying all of this is one of the most common errors in U.S. commentary on international relations: the casual assumption that everything that happens anywhere in the world is ultimately about America, and that when anything bad happens anywhere, someone in Washington must ultimately be to blame.
OBAMA CALLS PUTIN, PROPOSES SOLUTION TO UKRAINE DISPUTE
President Obama urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a one-hour phone call Thursday to pursue a diplomatic solution to his military incursion into Crimea, including direct talks between Russia and Ukraine with outside observers.
07.03.2014 \ 12:03
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President Obama urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a one-hour phone call Thursday to pursue a diplomatic solution to his military incursion into Crimea, including direct talks between Russia and Ukraine with outside observers.
PROTOCOL, CUSTOMS, AND ETIQUETTE (BASIC RULE #3)
Black tie, green tails. It was a very proper black-tie affair in Australia’s capital of Canberra. In a sea of ebony dinner jackets and starchy white shirtfronts bobbed a small riot of color – namely, the U.S. ambassador clad in dazzling pea green sports coat and multihued plaid trousers.
06.03.2014 \ 12:46
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Black tie, green tails. It was a very proper black-tie affair in Australia’s capital of Canberra. In a sea of ebony dinner jackets and starchy white shirtfronts bobbed a small riot of color – namely, the U.S. ambassador clad in dazzling pea green sports coat and multihued plaid trousers.
WHY IT'S HARD TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
The U.S. and Europe have threatened to impose sanctions on Russia following its incursion into Ukraine—but the West's economic ties with Moscow will make it hard to isolate the government of President Vladimir Putin.
06.03.2014 \ 12:30
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The U.S. and Europe have threatened to impose sanctions on Russia following its incursion into Ukraine—but the West's economic ties with Moscow will make it hard to isolate the government of President Vladimir Putin.
THE NEW 'COLD WAR' IS HEATING UP
Developments in Ukraine are part of the after-shocks from the seismic collapse of the Soviet Union. The incorporation of the Baltic states into the European Union (EU) and Nato, not to mention the former east European countries, was the first geopolitical after-shock, followed by the break-up of Yugoslavia.
06.03.2014 \ 12:11
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Developments in Ukraine are part of the after-shocks from the seismic collapse of the Soviet Union. The incorporation of the Baltic states into the European Union (EU) and Nato, not to mention the former east European countries, was the first geopolitical after-shock, followed by the break-up of Yugoslavia.
CHINA BACKS RUSSIA ON UKRAINE
05.03.2014 \ 15:39
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Despite its principle of non-in
terference, domestic and international interests have Beijing siding with Moscow.
terference, domestic and international interests have Beijing siding with Moscow.
CORRUPTION SCANDAL MAY END ERDOGAN’S POLITICAL CAREER
In a series of secretly recorded phone conversations revealed last week, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was heard instructing his son to hide from police tens of millions of dollars of cash stashed in his Istanbul house.
05.03.2014 \ 14:31
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In a series of secretly recorded phone conversations revealed last week, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was heard instructing his son to hide from police tens of millions of dollars of cash stashed in his Istanbul house.
RUSSIA ALLOWED TO HAVE 25,000 TROOPS IN CRIMEA SINCE 1999... & OTHER FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW
Ukraine’s statement at the UN that 16,000 Russian soldiers have been deployed to Crimea has caused a frenzy among Western media which chooses to ignore that those troops have been there since the late 1990s in accordance with a Kiev-Moscow agreement.
05.03.2014 \ 12:44
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Ukraine’s statement at the UN that 16,000 Russian soldiers have been deployed to Crimea has caused a frenzy among Western media which chooses to ignore that those troops have been there since the late 1990s in accordance with a Kiev-Moscow agreement.
UK SEEKING TO ENSURE RUSSIA SANCTIONS DO NOT HARM CITY OF LONDON
Britain is drawing up plans to ensure that any EU action against Russiaover Ukraine will exempt the City of London, according to a secret government document photographed in Downing Street.
05.03.2014 \ 12:32
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Britain is drawing up plans to ensure that any EU action against Russiaover Ukraine will exempt the City of London, according to a secret government document photographed in Downing Street.
PUTIN ENDS MILITARY EXERCISE ON UKRAINE BORDER
President Vladimir V. Putin on Tuesday ended the surprise military exercise he ordered last week, as scheduled, and ordered the military units that participated to return to their permanent garrisons.
04.03.2014 \ 14:13
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President Vladimir V. Putin on Tuesday ended the surprise military exercise he ordered last week, as scheduled, and ordered the military units that participated to return to their permanent garrisons.
