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Missed opportunity to honor World War II veterans

22:44 27.04.2015 Dana Rohrabacher

Missed opportunity to honor World War II veterans

Some things should rise above even the calculations of diplomacy, not just in Washington but on the world stage too. And the 70th celebration of the end of World War II — perhaps the last major anniversary to be celebrated honoring the “Greatest Generation” while it is still on this …

Russia and the U.S. 70 years after Allied victory in WWII

22:33 27.04.2015 Konstantin Kosachev

Russia and the U.S. 70 years after Allied victory in WWII

On July 28, 1943, in one of his famous fireside chats, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt told his fellow citizens: “The world has never seen greater devotion, determination and self-sacrifice than have been displayed by the Russian people and their armies this country of ours should always be glad to …

Lee Kuan Yew-Tribute. Reflections on LKY as of 0800 hrs on 22/3/15

16:37 16.04.2015 Bilahari Kausikan

Lee Kuan Yew-Tribute. Reflections on LKY as of 0800 hrs on 22/3/15

There can be no right thinking Singaporean of whatever shade of political opinion that does not feel at least some sense of loss. Those of us who were privileged to work with Mr Lee Kuan Yew in whatever capacity, and thus knew him in some degree, cannot but also feel …

ЕU and “Brussels sprout”

20:52 22.03.2015

ЕU and “Brussels sprout”

An interview of the President of the Union of Oil and Gas Operators of Russia, Yuri Shafranik, to the magazine “International Life” ‒ Yuri Konstantinovitch, how would You like to describe the actual state of the relations between the Federation of Russia and the EU? What is the real damage …

"GOOD LUCK, CAPTAIN!"

20:43 22.03.2015 Alexei Abramov

"GOOD LUCK, CAPTAIN!"

Asiatic-Pacific front. Korea, 1945. The Japanese Imperial army had been defeated. The Korean peninsula had just been divided along the 38th Parallel into two zones of influence: American and Soviet. The Allies guarding the border were so close to each other; the mutual interest was as intense as at the …

The "West" Must Put An End To Hypocricy And Recognize Russia’s "Monroe Doctrine"

15:28 03.02.2015 Ilias Iliopoulos

The "West" Must Put An End To Hypocricy And Recognize Russia’s "Monroe Doctrine"

Let’s assume that the Cold War had a different end: The Soviet Union prevailed, and the United States withdrew from Western Europe and even disbanded NATO. Let’s assume that – in spite of the eclipse of the US-NATO threat – the Soviet Union, on other hand, decided to keep the …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s address and annual news conference on Russia’s diplomatic performance in 2014, Moscow, 21 January 2015

21:19 21.01.2015

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s address and annual news conference on Russia’s diplomatic performance in 2014, Moscow, 21 January 2015

Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to our annual meeting on Russia’s diplomatic performance. The situation last year was more complicated than previously, as new dangerous seats of tensions complemented several smouldering chronic conflicts. Especially alarming was the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, where extremist and terrorist threats were …

Russian approach towards China and India, vector for a multipolar world order

2:07 11.01.2015 Francesco Brunello Zanitti

Russian approach towards China and India, vector for a multipolar world order

The last months of 2014 were marked by a series of significant bilateral agreements and summits involving Russia, India and China. According to many international analysts, the research of better relations with the two Asian giants by Moscow represents another further step towards global transformation from an unipolar order ruled …

The UN involvement in Palestine: a historical perspective

20:45 19.12.2014

The UN involvement in Palestine: a historical perspective

Diego Del Priore, Associate Researcher - Near East and North Africa Programme Institute of Advanced Studies in Geopolitics and Auxiliary Sciences (IsAG), Italy, Roma The proclamation of the 2014 International Year of the Solidarity with the Palestinian People by the General Assembly of the United Nations constitutes the opportunity to …

War crimes of the armed forces and security forces of Ukraine: torture of the Donbass region residents

20:03 16.12.2014

War crimes of the armed forces and security forces of Ukraine: torture of the Donbass region residents

This report was written by a non-state organization ‘The Foundation for the Study of Democracy’ (headed by M. Grigoriev) and the Russian Public Council for International Cooperation and Public Diplomacy (presided by S. Ordzhonikidze) with the assistance of V. Dzhabarov, S. Mamedov, I. Morozov, S. Markov and other members of …

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