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The 10% Solution

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Peak Oil, Global Warming, Cold War, Berlin Wall, The 10% Solution, Obama Stimulus Plan, Bush Rescue Package, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

If each country can reduce defense spending by 10% each year, with the resultant savings being applied to renewable energy and climate change, that would be a nice start.

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Revealing Secrets

Belinda Cooper | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

Read More: Berlin Wall, January 15 2009, Cia, Barack Obama, Storming of the Stasi, East Germany, Cold War, Berlin Wall Anniversary, Stasi, George Bush, Stasi Legacy, January 15 1990, World News
Belinda Cooper

East Germans stormed the Stasi 19 years ago today and began to dismantle the secret police apparatus. As a new administration takes over in the US, we might take to heart the lessons learned about openness.

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Gazprom Promises To Restore Gas To Europe (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, History of Gas War, Ukraine Gas, Russia Gas Europe, Eu Gas, Cold War, Ukraine, Gazprom, Video, Russia Stops Gas Supplies, Europe Gas Shortages, Gas War, Europe, Putin, Russia Halts Gas Supplies to Europe, Russia Gas, Soviet Union, World News

Gazprom pledged to restore gas to Europe on Thursday, on the condition that international monitors check supply flows in Ukraine, reports Spiegel. Thi...

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Russia Turns Off European Gas Supplies Sparking Fears Of New Cold War

The Independent | Daniel McLaughlin in Budapest and Vanessa Mock in Brussels | Posted 02.07.2009 | World

Read More: New Cold War, Russia, Russia Ukraine, Gas, Russia Europe, Russia Gas War, Cold War, Gas War, Russia Gas Supplies, European Union, Russia Turns Off Gas to Europe, Ukraine, Gazprom, World News

Fears of a deep chill spread across Europe yesterday after a row between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices cut supplies to the rest of the continent ...

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What a Year It Might Be

Gary Hart | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Russia, Russia, Nuclear Weapons, 2008 New Year, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russia Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Zero, New Year's Commentary, Obama Nuclear Weapons, Cold War, START I Treaty, US-Russian Relations, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Politics News
Gary Hart

2009 could be the year when America and Russia decide to make dramatic reductions in nuclear weapons and convene an international conference of all nuclear nations to agree to the complete elimination of nuclear weapons from the face of the earth.

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Defense Budget '09: Still Fighting the Soviets, or Preventing Genocide?

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Left, US Military, Department of Defense, National Security, Somali Pirates, Genocide, Progressives, Mumbai, Obama National Security, Defense Spending, Peacekeeping, Cold War, Pentagon, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Obama Defense Spending, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

We have to do something about our current situation. We're spending more and more on defense and purchasing less and less security for it.

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12 Key Things About The Mumbai Crisis

William Bradley | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Inter-Services Intelligence, India, Condi Rice, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, Pervez Musharraff, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Benazir Bhutto, Bill Clinton, Cold War, Obama Transition, Hillary Clinton, Dmitri Medvedev, Soviet Union, Lashkar-E-Taiba, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Politics News
William Bradley

Last week's terrorist siege of Mumbai has created a new geopolitical crisis, with many angles and complications that will make President-elect Barack Obama's life even more complicated.

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The Shout Heard Round the World: Obama as Global Leader

Derek Shearer | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Foreign Policy, Obama and the World, Global Leadership, Barack Obama, George Bush, War on Terror, Terrorism, Green, Obama Administration, World Reaction Obama, Democracy, Cold War, Middle East, Domestic Policy, Environment, Finland, Politics News
Derek Shearer

Obama is the American President, but he is, in many respects, also the world's President. What he does will matter to young and old across the globe. The world, like America, is waiting for him to lead.

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Restore the Voice

Murray Fromson | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Broadcasting, Radio Sawa, Voa, Alhurra, Cold War, Public Diplomacy, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Voice of America, Willis Conover, Politics News
Murray Fromson

The international buzz caused by President-elect Obama earlier in the month offers him an opportunity to revive what had been a valuable American resource for so many years.

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Cold War Hawks Nesting with Obama

Robert Scheer | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Russia, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Georgia, Pornography of Power, Cold War, Mikheil Saakashvili, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Improved relations with Russia are critical, but it is disquieting that some of Obama's closest advisers have a history of needlessly provoking tension with the Russians during the Cold War days.

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Looking Backward-McCain Style

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, George H. W, 20th Century, Bill Ayers, Bob Dole, Repubican Party, Mark Twain, Cold War, Campaign 2008, 21st Century, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Bush, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

By alluding to incidents that happened almost 40 years ago and making charges that would have made Joe McCarthy proud, McCain supporters are, almost literally, fighting the last (Cold) war.

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Star Trek 11: The Obama Factor

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Klingon, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, William Shatner, J.J. Abrams, Rick Berman, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Cold War, Entertainment Weekly, Barack Obama, Star Trek, Spock, Paramount Studios, Politics, Star Trek: Enterprise, Brent Spiner, Zachary Quinto, Star Trek: Nemesis, Entertainment News, Mr. Spock, Star Trek: Voyager, Gerald Abrams, Farscape, Babylon 5, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Leonard Nimoy, James T. Kirk, Gene Roddenberry, Patrick Stewart, Captain Kirk, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

After years of inactivity, Star Trek has been re-energized by J.J. Abrams, and supposedly transformed in such a way that connects it to its roots while making it relevant again.

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Senator McCain: One More Such 'Victory' and We're Ruined

Eric Margolis | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mccain, Pakistan, Hezbolla Sunnis Fighting, Paul McCartney, Obama, US Troop Deployments, Presidential Debates, Cold War, Russia Georgia War, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Venezuela Oil, Iraq War, Barack Obama 2008, John McCain 2008, US-Cuba Relations, Cuba Embargo, Pakistan Opposition, Pakistan Crisis, Joe Lieberman, Taliban Fighters, China Economy, Politics News
Eric Margolis

McCain's insistent claims that the US is winning the war in Iraq thanks to his "surge" strategy is the military-political equivalent of the junk securities that Wall Street's shady financiers have been peddling.

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A New Cold War Does Not Benefit Obama

Lionel Beehner | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gori, Russia, New Cold War, u.s. Foreign Policy, Biden, Mccain, Georgia, Cold War, Russia Georgia War, Randy Scheunemann, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

McCain likes to say that Obama is willing to lose a war (in Iraq) to win a campaign. Interestingly, it appears that McCain is willing to start a new cold war to win a campaign.

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John McCain and Russia

Murray Fromson | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Russia Georgia Conflict, Poland, Gorbachev, Cold War, Iran, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, China, Russia Georgia War, Election, Peter Baker, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Murray Fromson

The latest campaign twister from John McCain is that he is not questioning Barack Obama's patriotism, only his judgment. But what kind of judgment ha...

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Russia and the West Under Clinton and Bush

Derek Shearer | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Obama, Clinton, Cold War, Us, Russia Georgia War, Bush, Politics News
Derek Shearer

The good news is that Russia is no longer governed by an expansionist ideology, and in fact, it is not a strong country, but still a weak one -- the country's economy is a one trick pony.

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Putin Checkmates Bush in Eurasia

Eric Margolis | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Russia George South Ossetia, George W. Bush, South Ossetia, Georgia, Russia Georgia Conflict, Cold War, Russia Georgia War, u.s. Foreign Policy, Eastern Europe, Vladimir Putin, Saakashvili, Caucasus Mountains, Georgia South Ossetia War, Israel, McCain Russia, Politics News
Eric Margolis

The west must accept Russia has vital national interests in the Caucasus and the former USSR. Russia is a great power and must be afforded respect. The days of treating it like a banana republic are over.

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Goodbye Good Ole Boys, Hello Hollywood? How Will Obama Handle the Oil Industry?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Entertainment, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Kennedy, American, Pipelines, Iraq, Obama, Texas, Cold War, Hollywood, Export, Iran, Exxon, Dan Glickman, Venezuela, Oil, Sudan, Will Smith, Nigeria, Spielberg, Jack Valenti, Rusia, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

The Republicans will always back a pro-oil immediate future, until their own voters, and the lobbyists filling their coffers with dollars, stop supporting them.

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Did McCain Help Bait Russia into Georgia?

Joe Lauria | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Nato, John McCain, Cold War, Un, Condoleezza Rice, Georgia, Politics News
Joe Lauria

Who benefits most from painting this a revival of Soviet-era aggression? John McCain. The Georgian crisis has created a campaign issue he can run on.

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President George W. Bush Made Obama Possible

Seth Swirsky | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Russia, Carter, Fear, Clinton, Nixon, 9/11, Cold War, Obama, Barack Obama, Election, Bush, Obama National Security, Russia Election, National Security, Russia Georgia War Benefits Mccain, Politics News
Seth Swirsky

Americans could only consider an Obama, because of the remarkable success of President Bush, through his decisive actions, in ratcheting down the fear Americans felt for many years after 9/11.

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Mixed Signals

Murray Fromson | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Rice, Bush, South Ossetia, Saakashvili, Cold War, Georgia, Moscow, Russia Georgia War, Putin, Politics News
Murray Fromson

While Washington always seems to know how to deal with Moscow in blunt, threatening language, it best beware that the times are a-changing. Nationalism and pride are on the march in Russia.

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Is Anybody Watching? How the Olympics Lost the Race to Reality TV

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 09.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Reality TV, Sports, Beijing Olympics, Olympic Swimming, China Olympics, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Cold War, Canadian Idol, Michael Phelps, Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2008 Olympics, Olympic Protests, Entertainment News
Vanessa Richmond

Sports fans may still be watching, but the Olympics have gone quiet on the pop culture radar. The Games used to be the champion of reality TV, but now the new generation of reality TV athlete is faster, higher and stronger.

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Return of the Evil Empire?

John Feffer | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: South Ossetia, Russia, Cold War, Georgia, Russia Georgia War, Politics News
John Feffer

Russia is attempting to recapture some of the glory of the Soviet empire. And while dying empires are bad enough, states that try to turn back the clock can be even worse.

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Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy?

Robert Scheer | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Neoconservatives, Saakashvili, Cold War, Scheunemann, Georgia, South Ossetia, Putin, John McCain, Election, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Is it possible that this time the October surprise was tried in August, and that the garbage issue of brave little Georgia struggling for its survival...

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Cold War 2.0

Giles Slade | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Nato, South Ossestia, Vladimir Putin, Oil, Cold War, Russia, Russia Oil, Russia War With Georgia, Pipeline, Barack Obama, Politics News
Giles Slade

Russia will sell oil -- any oil -- to those who play ball for years to come. Meanwhile, NATO's effectiveness and America's influence will decline while Russia uses western money to rebuild and buy steroids.

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