Cold War
Russia: Rebuilding an empire while it can (Stratfor)
November 01, 2011By Lauren Goodrich/ Stratfor/ Austin, TX/ -- U.S.-Russian relations seem to have been relatively quiet recently, as there are numerous contradictory views in Washington about the true nature of Russia’s current foreign policy. Doubts remain about...
Moscow applies Cold War tactics in dealing with Washington
March 11, 2011US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Moscow has been planned primarily as a promotion of business ties and Western support for President Dmitry Medvedev’s announced modernization efforts. “We see the vice president’s trip as...
U.S. Senator wants trade sanctions lifted on Moldova
February 09, 2011A senior U.S. senator has introduced legislation into Congress that would lift trade restrictions on Moldova, scrapping a Cold War-era barrier. Richard Lugar, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, authored the bill,...
U.S. Senator Lugar calls for repeal of Jackson-Vanik trade restrictions on Moldova
February 08, 2011U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar today introduced legislation, which would repeal the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik trade restrictions on Moldovan products and provide impetus for closer U.S. strategic engagement with Moldova. “Moldova has been in compliance...
US celebrates life of president Reagan on his 100th birthday
February 08, 2011The United States is marking the 100th birthday of the late President Ronald Reagan, who served two terms in the White House during the 1980's. Reagan was 93 when he died in June of 2004 after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. The highlight...
The post-electoral bid of geopolitical visits in Moldova
January 18, 2011Moldova’s Foreign Policy Statewatch represents a series of brief analyses, written by local and foreign experts, dedicated to the most topical subjects related to the foreign policy of Moldova, major developments in the Black Sea Region, cooperation...
The Specter of a never-ending Cold War
June 14, 2010by Niels Annen In his new national security strategy, Barack Obama defined his tenure as a transitional presidency that will leave Cold War thinking behind in order to adjust U.S. policy to the realities of a multipolar world. But as far as Russia...
May 27, 2010By Ronald D. Asmus A specter is starting to haunt wider Europe — those countries located between the EU and NATO on one hand and Russia on the other. That specter is “Finlandization.” The return of this Cold War phrase reveals much...
U.S. nukes in Europe: It's about tactics (and tact, too)
May 18, 2010By Niels Annen To the disappointment of many Europeans, the review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) which opened in New York last week, will not focus primarily on the tactical nuclear weapons remaining in Europe. Germans harbor...
Moscow uses Victory Day to promote its post-Soviet dominance
May 14, 2010By Pavel Felgenhauer Propaganda overwhelms Russian society In Soviet times grandiose displays of military might during parades on Red Square in the center of Moscow were mostly designed to impress western Cold War adversaries. The last Soviet military...