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Collapse of the Soviet Union and its importance in 2011
November 4, 2011, 1 Comment

Chanting ‘Russia for Russians,’ thousands of nationalists and neo-Nazis march through Moscow (WaPost) Thousands of f ...

Serbia & Kosovo
August 12, 2011, 2 Comments

Kosovo-Serbia talks off after renewed clashes (BBC) EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo have been called off ami ...

Wednesday Night #1484
August 11, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1484

More , plus photos and videos on wednesday-night.com A very celebratory night with some long-time absentees and some ver ...

Poland 2010
July 4, 2010, 2 Comments

Komorowski wins Polish presidential election Bronislaw Komorowski, the candidate of Poland’s ruling pro-business C ...

Wednesday Night #1465
March 31, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1465

There is a difference between public interest and what the public is interested in. If you are to be tough (as a politic ...

Gorbachev continues to shape history
November 27, 2009, Comments Off on Gorbachev continues to shape history

Gorbachev continues to shape history By Kim Campbell, (Ottawa Citizen Special) In the past few weeks there have been man ...

Wednesday Night #1326 – Postscript: More on Arctic Claims
May 29, 2009, 3 Comments

The Arctic’s oil reserves mapped (BBC) An estimated 30% of the world’s undiscovered gas and 13% of its undis ...

World economy and Geopolitics
February 23, 2009, Comments Off on World economy and Geopolitics

The Axis of Upheaval By Niall Ferguson (Foreign Policy March/April 2009) As economic calamity meets political and social ...

Russia
January 19, 2009, 1 Comment

Ukraine gas dispute exposes political fault lines In its failed head-to-head showdown with Russia over a natural gas pay ...

Obama's Challenge — Stratfor
November 10, 2008, Comments Off on Obama's Challenge — Stratfor

We find this article to be an excellent summary of  the complex problems that the President-elect will face and therefo ...