Who Really Attacked Whom in Russia-Georgia War?
For many of us, memories of the Cold War and of Russia's predecessor Soviet government may have fostered a natural inclination to sympathize...
Europe
Overseas Reaction to Obama Win
Reaction from foreign leaders and citizens to the winning of the U.S. presidency by...
EU to “Educate” Irish Voters to Accept Constitution Treaty
Last June, in a national referendum, voters in Ireland rejected the European Union Lisbon...
Bailout Mania Hits Even the Swiss
On October 16, the Swiss government — despite previous assurances that its banking system...
EU Leaders Push For Climate Change
During a two-day European Union summit held in Brussels from October 15-16, French President...
Fanning the Flames in Georgia
An American defense of Georgia could risk nuclear war, yet the Bush administration seems...
Gordon Brown Seeks a Global Finance Ministry
The ongoing chaos in the world’s financial markets shows no sign of abating, and...
Gorbachev Still to Receive Liberty Medal
His vociferous support for Russia's heavy aerial bombardment and invasion of Georgia notwithstanding, Mikhail...
Swedish Welfare
Sweden’s strong cultural values have temporarily propped up its celebrated welfare state, but this...
Russia Invades, Bombs Georgia
While Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was in Beijing schmoozing with world leaders during...
Solzhenitsyn Passes Away
On August 3, the world lost Nobel Prize laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the conscience of...
Kasparov Analyzes the Games of Mugabe, Putin, and Medvedev
Western political leaders and media pundits expressed outrage at the friendly reception accorded Zimbabwe’s...
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Russian “Merchant of Death” Still Held in Thailand
For more than a decade and a half, Viktor Bout has been fueling the...
Putin’s Russia
"KGB influence 'soars under Putin,'" blared the headline of a BBC online article for...
Putin, Poison, and Murder
The recent murder-by-poison of Russian KGB/FSB defector Alexander Litvinenko is a potent warning about...
Prodi’s Retinue
Many of these Italian politicians have had close relations with the Soviet Union and...
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Poisoned KGB Defector Exposed Russia’s Backing of al-Qaeda
One of poisoned Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko's most important accusations is his charge that...
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Defector: Putin’s KGB Trained Top al-Qaeda Terrorists
Ayman al-Zawahiri, the reputed Number 2 chief in al-Qaeda and the man second only...
Voters Reject EU Constitution
The European Union’s governing elite are stunned by French and Dutch voters’ rejection of...
Rogues’ Gallery of EU Founders
The emerging European superstate, now moving forward under the EU, is the result of...