RUBIO’S BAD IDEAS FOR “PUNISHING” RUSSIA
Rather than threatening Putin, Obama should continue to seek to offer him an exit strategy–just as Putin offered him one out of Syria. By all accounts, this is what Obama is seeking to do.
04.03.2014 \ 12:30
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Rather than threatening Putin, Obama should continue to seek to offer him an exit strategy–just as Putin offered him one out of Syria. By all accounts, this is what Obama is seeking to do.
PREVENTION OF ARMED CONFLICT THE SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF AZERBAIJAN
Letter dated 18 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General I am writing to you on behalf of my Government to strongly condemn the blatant, continuous ceasefire violations of Azerbaijan and to call for their immediate cessation.
04.03.2014 \ 11:59
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Letter dated 18 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General I am writing to you on behalf of my Government to strongly condemn the blatant, continuous ceasefire violations of Azerbaijan and to call for their immediate cessation.
RUSSIAN OPTION TO SEND TROOPS IS ONLY TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS - LAVROV
Russia’s decision to allow troops to be sent to Ukraine is meant to deter radicals from using violence in the country and to facilitate reconciliation, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
03.03.2014 \ 15:36
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Russia’s decision to allow troops to be sent to Ukraine is meant to deter radicals from using violence in the country and to facilitate reconciliation, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
PRESSURE RISING AS OBAMA WORKS TO REIN IN RUSSIA
As Russia dispatched more forces and tightened its grip on the Crimean Peninsula on Sunday, President Obama embarked on a strategy intended to isolate Moscow and prevent it from seizing more Ukrainian territory even as he was pressured at home to respond more forcefully.
03.03.2014 \ 13:28
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As Russia dispatched more forces and tightened its grip on the Crimean Peninsula on Sunday, President Obama embarked on a strategy intended to isolate Moscow and prevent it from seizing more Ukrainian territory even as he was pressured at home to respond more forcefully.
THE UKRAINE CRISIS: JOHN KERRY AND NATO MUST CALM DOWN AND BACK OFF
The hysterical reaction to Russian military movements in Crimea won't help. Only Kiev can stop this crisis becoming a catastrophe.
03.03.2014 \ 12:57
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The hysterical reaction to Russian military movements in Crimea won't help. Only Kiev can stop this crisis becoming a catastrophe.
UKRAINE PM WARNS OF WAR AS RUSSIAN MILITARY SEIZES CONTROL IN CRIMEA
Ukraine has put its armed forces on full alert and warned Russia that military intervention will lead to war shortly after Vladimir Putin gave the green light for an invasion as the upper house of the Russian parliament unanimously approved his request to send troops into the neighbouring state.
02.03.2014 \ 13:42
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Ukraine has put its armed forces on full alert and warned Russia that military intervention will lead to war shortly after Vladimir Putin gave the green light for an invasion as the upper house of the Russian parliament unanimously approved his request to send troops into the neighbouring state.
WHAT IS RUSSIA’S AIM IN UKRAINE?
President Vladimir Putin of Russia played the genial host at the Olympic Games in Sochi, but his dangerous approach to geopolitics could be his true legacy.
01.03.2014 \ 13:45
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia played the genial host at the Olympic Games in Sochi, but his dangerous approach to geopolitics could be his true legacy.
REP. BRAD SHERMAN STATEMENT FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
26 years ago today was the first day in a three-day pogrom perpetrated against the Armenian residents of Sumgait in then-Soviet Azerbaijan. Although official figures reported 30 deaths, it is believed that hundreds were murdered and injured as a result of the pogrom.
01.03.2014 \ 12:51
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26 years ago today was the first day in a three-day pogrom perpetrated against the Armenian residents of Sumgait in then-Soviet Azerbaijan. Although official figures reported 30 deaths, it is believed that hundreds were murdered and injured as a result of the pogrom.
UKRAINE: WILL PUTIN STRIKE?
The world should brace itself for a Putin strike to prevent Ukraine from turning towards the West. For those in doubt, suffice to recall President Putin’s statement in 2006 that the collapse of the Soviet Union was "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe” of the twentieth century.
28.02.2014 \ 14:22
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The world should brace itself for a Putin strike to prevent Ukraine from turning towards the West. For those in doubt, suffice to recall President Putin’s statement in 2006 that the collapse of the Soviet Union was "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe” of the twentieth century.
THE TRUTH ABOUT ISRAEL'S SECRET NUCLEAR ARSENAL
Israel has been stealing nuclear secrets and covertly making bombs since the 1950s. And western governments, including Britain and the US, turn a blind eye. But how can we expect Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions if the Israelis won't come clean?
28.02.2014 \ 12:27
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Israel has been stealing nuclear secrets and covertly making bombs since the 1950s. And western governments, including Britain and the US, turn a blind eye. But how can we expect Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions if the Israelis won't come clean?
PROTOCOL, CUSTOMS, AND ETIQUETTE (Basic Rule #2)
Clearly, mealtime is no time for a thanks-but-no-thanks response. Acceptance of what is on your plate in tantamount to acceptance of host, country, and company. So, no matter how tough things may be to swallow, swallow. Or, as one veteran globe-girdler puts it, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere.”
27.02.2014 \ 15:44
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Clearly, mealtime is no time for a thanks-but-no-thanks response. Acceptance of what is on your plate in tantamount to acceptance of host, country, and company. So, no matter how tough things may be to swallow, swallow. Or, as one veteran globe-girdler puts it, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere.”
THE PACIFIC CENTURY MYTH?
For some time now, it has been fashionable to say that we have begun what will be a "Pacific Century.” We have seen a flood of books of late, variations on the theme of When China Rules the World, as one put it.
27.02.2014 \ 12:02
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For some time now, it has been fashionable to say that we have begun what will be a "Pacific Century.” We have seen a flood of books of late, variations on the theme of When China Rules the World, as one put it.
HOW UKRAINE’S CRISIS COULD HAVE BEEN A NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE
Since Sunday, Ukraine’s new, built-in-chaos government has been chasing its ex-President Viktor Yanukovych around the country. He might be in Crimea; there was a helicopter and a convoy of cars, and, as the Times noted, "he was believed to have access to at least one yacht that might ferry him out of Ukraine.”
26.02.2014 \ 13:52
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Since Sunday, Ukraine’s new, built-in-chaos government has been chasing its ex-President Viktor Yanukovych around the country. He might be in Crimea; there was a helicopter and a convoy of cars, and, as the Times noted, "he was believed to have access to at least one yacht that might ferry him out of Ukraine.”
SENATOR MCCAIN OFFENDS VISITING SYRIAN CHURCH LEADERS
Sen. John McCain is a prime example of how U.S. officials so often have misjudged overseas crises, believing that the best way to bring democracy to a country is through massive US bombing and invasion.
26.02.2014 \ 13:09
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Sen. John McCain is a prime example of how U.S. officials so often have misjudged overseas crises, believing that the best way to bring democracy to a country is through massive US bombing and invasion.
WARY STANCE FROM OBAMA ON UKRAINE
While George W. Bush was inspired by the Orange Revolution of 2004 and weeks later vowed in his second inaugural address to promote democracy, Barack Obama has approached the revolution of 2014 with a more clinical detachment aimed at avoiding instability.
25.02.2014 \ 13:26
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While George W. Bush was inspired by the Orange Revolution of 2004 and weeks later vowed in his second inaugural address to promote democracy, Barack Obama has approached the revolution of 2014 with a more clinical detachment aimed at avoiding instability.
AN EAST-WEST BATTLE OVER UKRAINE CAN BE AVOIDED
To stop the country being torn apart its fate must be decided by the Ukrainian people.
25.02.2014 \ 12:51
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To stop the country being torn apart its fate must be decided by the Ukrainian people.
RUSSIA NEEDS A ‘FINLAND OPTION’ FOR UKRAINE
Kiev must have no participation in any anti-Moscow alliance, writes Zbigniew Brzezinski.
24.02.2014 \ 13:42
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Kiev must have no participation in any anti-Moscow alliance, writes Zbigniew Brzezinski.
AS SOCHI OLYMPICS END, WERE SECURITY FEARS OVERWROUGHT?
In the weeks leading up to the Winter Olympics, Western fears about Russia's ability to protect the games from a terrorist attack reached fever pitch. But as the Sochi games concluded, concerns over security have long since faded into the background.
24.02.2014 \ 13:07
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In the weeks leading up to the Winter Olympics, Western fears about Russia's ability to protect the games from a terrorist attack reached fever pitch. But as the Sochi games concluded, concerns over security have long since faded into the background.
US LAST COUNTRY TO LECTURE US ON INTERNET FREEDOMS, SAYS TURKEY'S EU MINISTER
European Union Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday that the US is the last country that should lecture Turkey about limiting the use of the Internet, adding that everyone knows that the US also has placed restrictions on the Internet.
21.02.2014 \ 13:49
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European Union Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday that the US is the last country that should lecture Turkey about limiting the use of the Internet, adding that everyone knows that the US also has placed restrictions on the Internet.
THE KREMLIN, THE RUSSIAN LIBERALS, AND THE WEST ALL SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN UKRAINE
By the time the bullets start flying, no one ever remembers how they got within their range. The only thought is to move forward, or backward. To run, to take cover, to stop the bleeding.
21.02.2014 \ 13:35
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By the time the bullets start flying, no one ever remembers how they got within their range. The only thought is to move forward, or backward. To run, to take cover, to stop the bleeding.
