Post-Cold War Posturing in Poland
By Jessica Hillyard - Aug 21st, 2008 at 10:21 amPoland has a long history of being bullied and trampled, and an even greater history of comebacks. History has been very demanding on the Polish…
Posts Tagged ‘Russia’
The Tension Between Russia and the U.S. Isn’t Just About Ideas
By Austin Thompson - Aug 18th, 2008 at 9:15 amRecently, the pro-American president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, claimed on CNN that the Russian military actions in his country were designed "to kill the idea…
Stop Being So Scared, America
By Jesse Singal - Aug 15th, 2008 at 4:17 pmThis is disheartening:
One poll by Rasmussen said 59 percent of Americans regard Russia’s actions in Georgia as a threat to US national security. But…
By the Numbers: South Ossetia and Public Perception
By Masoud Shafaee - Aug 14th, 2008 at 1:02 pm90 - Percentage of South Ossetians who hold a Russian passport.
99 - Percentage of South Ossetians who voted for independence from Georgia in a…
Is Bush Right on China?
By Jamie Henn - Aug 12th, 2008 at 10:37 amIt hurts to say this, but I have to admit I was actually a little impressed with our president Sunday night.
Bush was on the…
A Russian Judge Ensures the Future Propagation of the Species By Promoting Sexual Harassment
By Nicholle Manners - Aug 11th, 2008 at 2:49 pmA female advertising executive lost a sexual harassment suit against her male boss… for the good of mankind.
In a largely overlooked news piece, the…
Is Cold War II Looming?
By Emily Rutherford - Jul 23rd, 2008 at 5:55 pmThe United States’ relations with Russia are still perfectly cordial, even as both countries become increasingly autocratic, but two recent news items serve as unfortunate…
Russian Government Erases Dissidents from Airwaves
By Emily Rutherford - Jun 3rd, 2008 at 12:35 pmOn a talk show last fall, a prominent political analyst named Mikhail G. Delyagin had some tart words about Vladimir V. Putin. When the program…
