RealClearWorld
Advertisement

February 6, 2013

Is Putin's Hold Weakening?

Brian Whitmore, Power Vertical

AP Photo

Somebody is out to get Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Or somebody is setting up Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Or both. Or neither. But regardless, something pretty weird appears to be going on.

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: Russia, Vladimir Putin

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

February 5, 2013
Reset the Reset: How to Deal with the Real Putin
Hill & Gaddy, NYT
THE Obama administration has decided it’s time to “reset the reset” with Russia. The reset was one of the administration’s first foreign policy initiatives in 2009 and certainly reduced bilateral tensions for a period.... more ››
January 24, 2013
The Straw to Break Putin's Back?
Vladimir Ryzhkov, Moscow Times
Many people were surprised when tens of thousands of protesters turned out for the "March Against Scoundrels" in Moscow on Jan. 13. It surprised even protest organizers, who had not expected that so many... more ››
February 4, 2013
Obama Learns You Can't Appease Putin
Alexander Golts, Moscow Times
Washington does not want to pursue its old policy of engagement, which was based on the assumption that by working with Moscow on issues important to both sides, the U.S. would gradually instill democratic values in Russia. This... more ››
January 27, 2013
Obama Buries the Reset
Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
Russia is a less important global player today from an American point of view and so the failure of a Russia policy isn’t as crippling as it was a generation ago. Nevertheless, the reset has failed, and we have lost the modest... more ››
|