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Belgium's EU Presidency and the Albanian Question in the «United Europe»

15:00 07.07.2010 Pyotr Iskenderov

Belgium's EU Presidency and the Albanian Question in the «United Europe»

Belgium took on the rotating 6-month EU presidency on July 1. Due to the country's own internal divisions and occasionally strained relations with the Balkan EU hopefuls, Belgium's presidency will likely confront the “united Europe” with a serious test. Just one of an array of reasons why the nearest future …

What is India in for?

15:00 06.07.2010 Andrei Volodin

What is India in for?

Summer is not only the best season to have a vacation but also time to think over some political events and revise, if necessary, existing political strategies. India is not an exception. Major issues on the agenda are as follows: what links are there between Delhi's focus on polycentric world …

To some shock is hell, to others a kindly mother. Part Four

22:33 01.07.2010 Armen Oganesyan

To some shock is hell, to others a kindly mother. Part Four

"Are you are looking for investments that could bring in 2,000% in three years? “ The "Wall Street Journal" in 1995 teased its readers. “Only one stock market promises such a result ... Russia.” Yet, as noted in her book "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein, Yeltsin "deviated" from the …

For some shock is hell, for others it is a kindly mother. Part Three

22:30 26.06.2010 Armen Oganesyan

For some shock is hell, for others it is a kindly mother. Part Three

"Spread this truth - the laws of economics are like the laws of engineering. The same set of laws works everywhere." This postulate is worthy of an inhabitant of a lunatic asylum, but belongs to a completely sane person named Lawrence Summers: Chief Economist of the World Bank in 1991. …

Escalation in Karabakh in the Context of President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US and the Coming «Battle Over Iran»

15:00 23.06.2010 Andrey Areshev

Escalation in Karabakh in the Context of President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US and the Coming «Battle Over Iran»

The provocation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani Line of Contact in Karabakh, in the proximity of the village of Chaylu, on the night of June 19 had repercussions worldwide. The attempt of an Azerbaijani reconnaissance group to cross the line left 4 Armenian conscripts dead and 4 – injured. Reportedly, some of …

Russia Reacts To New UN Sanctions On Iran

15:00 22.06.2010 Andrey Areshev

Russia Reacts To New UN Sanctions On Iran

The Russian Foreign Ministry`s website released an official statement following the UN decision to toughen sanctions against Iran. Moscow sees "a package of additional measures to press Iran" adopted by Washington and Brussels as "violation of principles of cooperation between the six nations involved in the talks on Iran`s nuclear …

Russia and the XXI Century Geopolitical Challenges. On the Eve of President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US

15:00 21.06.2010 Nikolai Dimlevich

Russia and the XXI Century Geopolitical Challenges. On the Eve of President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US

Russia gained enormous foreign-politics experience across the world in the imperial epoch and in the Soviet era. Assessing the Russian-US relations over the past year from the standpoint of this experience, one readily concludes that the highlight for the period of time has been Washington`s generous offer to press the …

«Nobody But We!». On President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US.

15:00 20.06.2010 Victor Kovalev

«Nobody But We!». On President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US.

Russian President D. Medvedev will travel to the US on June 22-24. The visit will include a Silicon Valley tour and talks in Washington aimed at boosting the cooperation between Russia and the US in the innovations and high tech sector. There is obvious continuity of the Russian President`s US …

To some shock is hell, to others a kindly mother. Part Two

22:29 17.06.2010 Armen Oganesyan

To some shock is hell, to others a kindly mother. Part Two

Naomi Klein's book "The Shock Doctrine" argues that instead of a "spineless" Gorbachev, for a radical reform of the Soviet Union, the West sought a Russian Pinochet and found him in the person of Boris Yeltsin. Of course, in political terms, this comparison is "lame." Yeltsin built a concentration camp …

American democracy and Iraqi economy

15:00 11.06.2010 Eldar Kasayev

American democracy and Iraqi economy

In the beginning of US intervention in Iraq there was talking that democratization will lead to the economic prosperity. In practice it turned out to be wrong. In 2005, the constitution of Iraq was approved, Iraq was proclaimed a democratic state and the presidential and parliamentary elections were held (the …

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