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Tammy Lynch: Ukraine pre-election update
October 16, 2009By Tammy Lynch On October 19, Ukraine’s presidential election campaign will officially begin, in advance of the first round of elections on January 17. The campaign is set to take place during Ukraine’s worst economic crisis since the...
US Planning to Treat Russia as It Did the USSR
October 14, 2009By Paul Goble The Obama Administration “has decided to conduct its relations with [the Russian Federation] just as it did with the Soviet Union,” an approach that reflects Washington’s judgment that “in the near future, Russia...
Turkish-Armenian détente: A plus for regional stability
October 14, 2009By Ian O. Lesser On Saturday, the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Armenia met in Zurich and signed accords aimed at establishing diplomatic relations and opening their closed border. They also agreed to a series of consultations and confidence-building...
Hillary Clinton Upbeat On Russia 'Reset' After Moscow Talks
October 13, 2009By Gregory Feifer Hillary Clinton has said she's pleased with the effects so far of Washington's rapprochement with Moscow during her first visit to the Russian capital as U.S. secretary of state. She said both sides had agreed to work more closely...
China, Russia Sign Deals Worth Billions of Dollars
October 13, 2009By Stephanie Ho China and Russia have signed billions of dollars worth of deals during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing. The trip is aimed at bolstering business, political and military ties. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao greeted...
Rush Limbaugh's Interview on the NBC's "Today Show" (video)
October 12, 2009NBC’s Jamie Gangel talks exclusively with Rush Limbaugh, the American conservative most popular radio talk-show host, about his position in the Republican party, his role in John McCain’s failed presidential bid and what he thinks of the Obama...
Re-Opening of Turkish Border: Transforming Armenian Mentality
October 09, 2009By Paul Goble The restoration of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey and the re-opening of the border between those two countries represents, in the words of one Russian commentator, “a test for the Armenian mentality” and an...
Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 09, 2009U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo recognized Mr. Obama for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." White House officials...
The Irish 'Yes' Brings Hope to Europe and to the Balkans
October 08, 2009By Ivan Vejvoda The European Union has accomplished a crucial step toward its further institutional consolidation by making the final steps to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. On October 2, 3 million Irish voters helped decide the future of Europe’s institutional...
Despite ‘Spectre of War,’ Few Ukrainians Think Moscow Will Attack
October 07, 2009By Paul Goble “Before the beginning of every war,” a Ukrainian commentator says, “there are many in society who do not believe it will happen,” however many signs there may be that point to the opening of hostilities. But then...
