Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

The Onion: ‘Dozens of Other Countries That Interfered With 2016 Election Annoyed Russia Getting All The Credit’

.Source:The New Democrat When I think of this Onion article, I go back to I believe the first Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump presidential debate in 2016 where someone asked Trump did he believe Russia was responsible for hacking into the election … Continue reading

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Notes on Liberty: Brandon Christensen- From The Comments: A Libertarian Solution to DAESH (ISIS/ISIL) and The Civil War in Syria

Source: Notes on Liberty: Brandon Christenson- From The Comments: A Libertarian Solution to DAESH (ISIS/ISIL) and The Civil War in Syria An interesting idea to dealing with ISIS and the Syrian Civil War. But I gotta tell you its a … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Thom Hartmann & Thor Benson: ‘Stop Calling Bernie Sanders a Socialist?’

Source:The New Democrat I believe the best way to differentiate a Socialist, or Democratic Socialist from someone who is way Far-Left and a statist like a Communist, would be to put the two factions in separate groups. Democratic Socialists, which … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Opinion- Anne Applebaum- Greece is a Turning Point For The European Union

Anne Applebaum talking about Greece and the European Union, at The Washington Post. Her column is apparently unavailable to read right now. From The Washington Post “The resounding rejection of the bailout referendum by the Greek people has caused shouts of … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Michael T. Klare: ‘Hard Power, Soft Power & Energy Power’

  “The debate over whether U.S. interests abroad are better served by hard power—coercive means such as military force—or soft power—less aggressive means of persuasion, such as diplomacy, economic aid, and propaganda—is perennial. Since becoming president, Barack Obama has emphasized … Continue reading

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The Nation: Alex Luhn- ‘50,000 March in Moscow After The Killing of Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov’

Source:The Nation– free speech in Russia. “50,000 March in Moscow After the Killing of Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov” From The Nation “Russia’s Interior Ministry says Boris Nemtsov, a leading opposition figure and former deputy prime minister, has been shot and killed … Continue reading

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The Week: William Falk- Vladimir Putin Raises The Stakes

“My mother’s caregiver, Tamara, despises Vladimir Putin. She’s a Georgian, and bitterly resents Russia’s 2008 invasion of her home country and subsequent appropriation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia into Moscow’s orbit. “That idiot Putin!” Tamara cries every time I visit … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Alexander J. Motyl: ‘Why Vladimir Putin’s Days Are Numbered’

Source:Foreign Affairs Magazine– President Vladimir Putin: Russian Federation. “The longer the Russian war against Ukraine continues, the more likely it is that President Vladimir Putin’s regime will collapse. Despite Putin’s bluster, the authoritarian regime he has constructed is exceedingly brittle. … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Anton Barbashin: ‘The Eurasian Economic Union Is An Illusion’

Source:Foreign Affairs– President Vladimir Putin (Nationalist, Russian Federation) meeting with his fellow Slavic leaders. “On the first day of 2015, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia officially launched the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a trade bloc that Moscow hoped would one day … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks On ISIS & Bob McDonnell

Source:The New Democrat  I believe the United States is getting ready to wipeout ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and NATO may help them out. And NATO may step in when it comes to Ukraine as well by … Continue reading

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