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Putin Proposes 'Eurasian Union' Of Former Soviet Nations

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 12.04.2011

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MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed forming a "Eurasian Union" of former Soviet nations, saying the bloc could become a major gl...

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Azerbaijan's Autocratic President Keeps Pro-Democracy Activists at Bay

Jeff Burbank | Posted 06.13.2011

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Jeff Burbank

Protesters have built momentum toward what they hope leads to a society free of President Aliyev's authoritarian rule that clamps down on the news media and critics of his government.

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Supporting Democracy and Supporting Dictatorship in Egypt

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lincoln Mitchell

Deemphasizing democracy rhetoric was a reasonable strategy for the Obama administration as it allowed them to differentiate their administration from Bush's. The problem is, it also gave the appearance that the U.S. was casting its lot with the authoritarians.

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Notorious Spy Cases Around The World (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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From new reports of a detained American found with "technology" hidden in her teeth in Iran to the ongoing fervor over deported Russian "bombshell" An...

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Russia Rebuilds Memorial That Was Destroyed By Georgians

Posted 05.25.2011

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Russia unveiled a stunning new memorial dedicated to Soviet troops who fought in World War II in Moscow, just one year after a similar monument was de...

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Film Review: My Perestroika

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stewart Nusbaumer

My Perestroika tells the story of five rather ordinary Russians who have lived during extraordinary times, in mind-boggling times, dangerous and, for some, incredibly rewarding times.

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Russian Mafia Crackdown Across Europe Arrests 69 Alleged Gangsters

csmonitor.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Europe-wide crackdown on alleged mobsters from the former Soviet Union continued Monday, with arrests now totaling at least 69. The suspects are acc...

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Mikhail Gorbachev Supports US Withdrawal From Afghanistan (Video)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mikhail Gorbachev supports a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The former president of the Soviet Union spoke to CNN's John King Sunday on State Of ...

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Moment of Truth In Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, Southeast Asia, Africa, FSU

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen C. Rose

In all these situations, violence is active or incipient. In all of them, there is no solution being proposed that promises an end to the prospect of more of the same.

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Europe's Last Ruling Communists

Amb. Swanee Hunt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Swanee Hunt

Today is election day in Moldova, Europe's poor step-sister in the southeast corner, near the Black Sea.

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