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CEPA: Russian Strategy toward Central Europe
October 02, 2009By Jakub Grygiel, CEPA Summary Russia has never abandoned the desire to restore its influence over Central Europe – that belt of countries from the Baltic to the Black sea that has so often been the victim of Russian expansion in decades past...
David Smith: Obama Missile Defense Blunder
September 28, 2009By DAVID SMITH The U.S. decision to cancel deployment of a ballistic missile defense system in Central Europe in favor of boosting shorter-range defenses creates immediate policy problems for the Obama administration: It shreds agreements with the...
2nd Day of UN General Assembly Debate Underway
September 24, 2009A second day of debate is underway at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where speakers Thursday include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Other speakers Thursday include Japanese Prime...
European personalities highlight security deficit in E. Europe
September 24, 2009By Vladimir Socor Another appeal to Western governments from renowned public figures, this time over Georgia, has appeared in European newspapers (Le Monde, Die Welt, The Guardian, Corriere della Sera, September 22, 23). Signed by the Czech, Lithuanian...
Ukraine’s Options Limited as Russia’s Time Runs Out
September 22, 2009By Paul Goble Russia has only a limited window of time in which it can hope to achieve its maximum hopes in Ukraine, and Ukraine has only a limited number of options to develop its relations with the Russian Federation in order to ensure its survival...
Obama, Europe, and the inevitable
September 21, 2009By Craig Kennedy What will the overwhelming European support of President Obama mean for transatlantic relations? Will this unprecedented level of confidence in an American leader preface a new golden age of common perspectives on global and bilateral...
President Barack Obama downplaying ACORN's corruption story
September 21, 2009President Obama hit the cable networks this weekend to promote his healthcare plan to America. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Univision and the Late Show with David Letterman all got interviews. Fox news, which is number one network in ratings, did not get any....
Missile Defense Decision Draws Praise, Criticism from Lawmakers
September 18, 2009By Dan Robinson President Obama's decision to revise a plan to deploy a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland is drawing praise and criticism from members of Congress. Republicans sharply criticized the move saying it amounts to abandonment...
Putin Lauds Obama for Scrapping Missile Defense System in Europe
September 18, 2009Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic is "correct and brave." Mr. Putin Friday said he hopes other measures that would...
Obama’s Decision to Be ‘the Anti-Bush’ Won’t Help Russia
September 18, 2009By Paul Goble Russian officials and mainstream media outlets are celebrating the decision of US President Barack Obama not to place missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic for now as a victory for Russia, but some Moscow commentators...
