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Crimea: Foiling a Sinister Scenario

7:49 28.11.2014 Armen Oganesyan

Crimea: Foiling a Sinister Scenario

Inaugurated as the US Ambassador to Moscow, John Tefft said that a key part of his mission would be to interpret the Russian position for the White House. One does have to gain relevant insight before interpreting starts to make sense. It may cost serious inner efforts, but otherwise there …

Barack Obama: "At a Crossroads Between War and Peace"

18:35 14.09.2014

Barack Obama: "At a Crossroads Between War and Peace"

DURING his 40-minute-long address to the UN General Assembly, President Obama sounded less like a president and more like a prophet" or a preacher with a mission to reveal the truth about the world to mankind. The host is expected to be restrained, especially in view of the realities of …

The Ukraine – is China a "third alternative"?

22:05 23.12.2013 Armen Oganesyan

The Ukraine – is China a "third alternative"?

It is difficult to define the exact moment when in Europe there was a soft click of a switch and the "Belavezha Accords" were launched, which slowly but logically brought the European Union before our eyes. However, distinctly visible cracks appeared long before the financial crisis, which clearly polarized the …

London diary

17:03 28.11.2013 Armen Oganesyan

London diary

“In England, everything is possible, and at the same time nothing is possible in England, " a lady from Russia sophisticated in British affairs once said to me. Here is another aphorism: "England is divided into two parts - the very rich and those who serve them." For this reason, …

Syria: who will take responsibility for the «Responsibility to Protect»?

13:43 11.09.2013 Armen Oganesyan

Syria: who will take responsibility for the «Responsibility to Protect»?

In a twitter debate with the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Alexei Pushkov, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul, observed that: "He (President Obama) wants to protect the rule of international law prohibiting the use of chemical weapons." This position, …

Multiculturalism: War or Peace?

15:23 19.08.2013 Armen Oganesyan

Multiculturalism: War or Peace?

The concept of multiculturalism cannot be credited narrowly to Europe, considering that Canada, Australia, and the US have decades-long records of putting the design into practice. There are bumps on the road in all cases – the US, for example, has to grapple with concerns over the looming demographic imbalance …

U.S. - China's new outlines of energy policy

14:00 29.04.2013 Armen Oganesyan

U.S. - China's new outlines of energy policy

The new Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz has not made much of an impression on the Senate Committee who approved his post. A Republican senator’s question on whether the new Secretary planned to develop or not the oil-bearing shelf in order to lift Europe's dependence on Russian oil has remained …

"Back to Thatcherism" or Funeral for a Dream

17:47 25.04.2013 Armen Oganesyan

"Back to Thatcherism" or Funeral for a Dream

The body of Patroclus was lying lifeless, but around him the Achaean men and the Trojans continued their vituperative dispute. A week after the magnificent funeral, the debate about Margaret Thatcher’s legacy still has not subsided. The pro-conservative press is putting the former premier on a world-historical pedestal under the …

The Eurozone: It can’t be saved, it needs to be scrapped

14:26 09.04.2013 Armen Oganesyan

The Eurozone: It can’t be saved, it needs to be scrapped

The head of SAXO Bank, Lars Christensen said in September last year, "the Eurozone does not need to be saved, it must be scrapped." It seems that the events on the small romantic island of Cyprus are finally consolidating this trend, which for lack of political will would be not …

A Second Korea: to be or not to be

13:42 21.03.2013 Armen Oganesyan

A Second Korea: to be or not to be

In his book, "On China," Henry Kissinger tried to identify on a world map the most explosive point that could trigger World War III. In his view, the main threat arises out of a tangle of contradictions about the political future of Pakistan and its regional environment. However events on …

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