Public Support For Moscow’s Policies On Abkhazia, South Ossetia Declining – OpEd
Two years after Moscow recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a step the Russian people overwhelmingly backed as a signal that
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Month: September 2010
Who Killed One of Russia’s Top Spies?
The Telegraph is reporting that Maj. Gen. Yuri Ivanov, deputy head of Russian intelligence service known as GRU, died in
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Middle East Loses Trillions As U.S. Strikes Record Arms Deals
The Internet has provided the world with, if nothing else, instantaneous access to news and in-depth information previously available only
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No Surprise At Obama’s Guantánamo Trial Chaos – OpEd
Surprise is the last thing that anyone ought to feel on hearing the news that the Obama administration “has shelved
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Yet Another Great Game In Afghanistan: The US And China – Analysis
By Sriparna Pathak The United Nations (UN) Human Development Report of 2009 rated Afghanistan as the world’s second most impoverished
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The Political Consequences of Stagnation – OpEd
My apologies to T. S. Eliot, but September, not April, is the cruelest month. Before 9/11/2001, there was 9/11/1973, when
Read moreTemporary-Protected Status: Does Guatemala Deserve It?
By Carly Steinberger On May 27th, Guatemala’s volcano, Pacaya, located just 19 miles from the capital, erupted. Lava flowed and
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