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Syria and the New Model of International Transformations

15:00 28.12.2011 Alexander Mezyaev

Syria and the New Model of International Transformations

Early this month, as Russia was in the process of assuming chairmanship in the UN Security Council, Moscow's envoy said Syria was not on the UN SC December agenda. Still, the theme of Syria has become the subject of permanent heated debates during unofficial consultations and surfaced in the discussions …

Civil society is not born in the street

22:26 22.12.2011 Armen Oganesyan

Civil society is not born in the street

Civil society is maturing, not in the process of being born. Especially since it is not being born suddenly in Bolotnaya square or Revolutionary square... Recently, I was surprised to have read and heard of people, intelligent, and familiar with history, that the street can be the midwife of civil …

Why does Russia not like the rich?

19:03 19.12.2011 Armen Oganesyan

Why does Russia not like the rich?

This is not a parable, it is a true story. A rich man built a temple. He did not go to the temple to pray or to repent, or for communion. Maybe he had little belief, or maybe he was a complete unbeliever, but at least he respected the faith …

Clashes in Kazakhstan: inspired by the Arab Spring?

15:00 19.12.2011 Alexander Shustov

Clashes in Kazakhstan: inspired by the Arab Spring?

In the past few months Kazakhstan, once the quietest country in Central Asia, has turned into a hotbed of extremism. On December 16th when Kazakhstan marked its Independence Day, violent clashes took place in the western town of Zhanaozen in Mangistau district. State-run media and opposition supporters offer an absolutely …

Great Britain, Greece and Austria set the trends in the EU (II)

15:00 17.12.2011 Pyotr Iskenderov

Great Britain, Greece and Austria set the trends in the EU (II)

Part 1 Back in summer of 2008, amid difficulties with the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty on reforming the EU many officials in the EU government began to speak at their informal meetings about the future of Europe “at different speeds” and “concentric circles” of Europe. These concepts implied that …

Great Britain, Greece, and Austria Set the Trends in the EU (I)

15:00 16.12.2011 Pyotr Iskenderov

Great Britain, Greece, and Austria Set the Trends in the EU (I)

Part IIThe resolutions of the December 8-9 EU summit which had evoked heightened expectations eventually left a mixed impression. The official agenda of the forum appeared all-embracing, with the leaders of the 27 countries of the united Europe touching upon every issue from the Balkan politics and Iran's nuclear problem …

Lecture of Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci

15:20 11.12.2011 Mourad Medelci

Lecture of Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci

Mr. Oganesyan,Excellencies, honourable guests, ladies and gentlemen,Let me first of all express my gratitude to you for the honor you have granted me to address this distinguished forum of the "international life" magazine. I present my warmest congratulations on your 57th anniversary, as well as our appreciation for the quality …

President of Côte d'Ivoire to Stand Trial in the International Criminal Court

15:00 06.12.2011 Alexander Mezyaev

President of Côte d'Ivoire to Stand Trial in the International Criminal Court

President of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo in the International Criminal Court.December 5, 2011 (picture taken during a live broadcast from the International Criminal Court) President of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo who had been displaced as a result of the French intervention appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague …

The Watershed

15:00 05.12.2011 Andrei Volodin

The Watershed

A Nato air strike on a Pakistani border coordination center on 26th November, which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, has caused extensive coverage in the media and critical feedback from all over the globe. IN a phone talk with his Pakistani counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed that violating other …

The End of Reset

15:00 28.11.2011 Leonid Ivashov

The End of Reset

US Department of State spokeswoman Victoria Nuland announced on November 22 that the US stops supplying to Russia the data on conventional arms in Europe. Furthermore, Russian inspectors would not be admitted to US military bases in Europe. What could be the reasoning behind the radical US step which, it …

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