Tag Archives: Russian Government

The Economist: When Donald Trump Met Vladimir Putin- Cartooned

Source:The New Democrat I think a better name for the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki could be, “When Republicans go Hippie” or, “When Republicans Became Idealistic, Utopian, Hippies”, with the subtitle being, “Give Peace a Chance.” I can just see what … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President John F. Kennedy’s American University Peace Speech

Source:The New Democrat I believe the whole point of President Kennedy’s speech here is that as different as the American and Russian form of government’s and system’s during the Cold War were, that the American and Russian people actually have … Continue reading

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

Source:The New Democrat I’ve been thinking about this myself, but up until now have never gotten around to blogging about this. But what if in response to Russia invading Ukraine and threatening to cut off Ukraine and Europe from oil … Continue reading

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

Source:The New Democrat  If you look at how the Russian Federation is set up and what type of country and the government they are supposed to have on paper, it is very sound and looks very similar as the United … Continue reading

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

Source:The New Democrat Eurasia lets call it, the area east of the European Union with the first Slavic states and former Soviet republics, all the way over to the Arab states, will never be very successful economically as long as … Continue reading

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Associated Press: Harriman Institute Director Timothy Frye: Analysis: Economic Sanctions Might Hurt Russia

Source:The New Democrat Maybe we could see an international coalition of America, Canada, Britain, United Nations,  European Union, the Slavic states, not including Russia, but also Ukraine stepping up with economic sanctions against Russia and even starting to put together … Continue reading

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