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Iranian Crisis: Progress, Problems

William Bradley | Posted 10.02.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Qom, Britain, Nuclear Weapons, Geneva, Barack Obama, France, Germany, Iran, European Union, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iraq, Iaea, Mohammed ElBaradei, China, UN Security Council, Revolutionary Guards, Dmitri Medvedev, Sanctions, John McCain, Diplomacy, Hillary Clinton, Bibi Netanyahu, World News
William Bradley

There was some good progress in Thursday's international negotiation sessions with Iran. But anyone who imagines the problem is solved is quite delusional.

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Iranian Crisis: The Run-Up To Negotiation

William Bradley | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Britain, France, Afghanistan, Nancy Pelosi, Mossad, Howard Berman, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bibi Netanyahu, Ali Khamenei, Cia, Barack Obama, Germany, Iaea, Mi-6, Chris Dodd, Iraq, Israel, Dmitri Medvedev, China, Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy, Nuclear Weapons, National Intelligence Estimate, Rudy Giuliani, World News
William Bradley

There's a point in the Iran situation where semantics come into play. Is Iran on a path to nuclear weapons-capable technology? Yes. Is it producing nuclear weapons? No. Does it intend to produce nuclear weapons?

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Obama's Summiteering: High Altitude Headaches and Rumors of War

William Bradley | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Britain, Afghanistan, France, Pakistan, Iran, Gordon Brown, Bob Woodward, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Barack Obama, Germany, United Nations, Nicolas Sarkozy, China, Stanley McChrystal, Dmitri Medvedev, New York, Pittsburgh, Palestine, Bibi Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, World News
William Bradley

Iran went front and center today, with war a real possibility in the wake of this morning's revelation of a secret nuclear facility.

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Vladimir Putin Signals Plan To Reclaim Old Job As Russian President

guardian.co.uk | Luke Harding and David Hearst in Moscow | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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Vladimir Putin today gave his strongest indication so far that he is planning to get his old job back as president, hinting that he is considering a r...

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General Motors: Cold War Part II

Diane Francis | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Russia, Vauxhall, Dmitri Medvedev, General Motors, Moscow, Angela Merkel, Oleg Deripaska, Cars, Britain, Putin, Detroit, Magna International, General Motors Bailout, Business News
Diane Francis

General Motors' prospects are improving and there is widespread sentiment that its European operations should not be sold now nor should they be allowed to be taken over in order to protect technology.

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Medvedev: Natalya Estemirova's Killers Will Be Found

AP | ROLAND LOSCH and GEIR MOULSON | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Dmitry Medvedev, Medvedev, Dmitri Medvedev, Natalia Estemirova, Natalya Estemirova, Chechnya, World News

MUNICH — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday he is confident that the killer of a prominent human rights activist will be found and ...

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Diminishing Returns for Obama's Summiteering?

William Bradley | Posted 08.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Italy, G-8, Africa, Ghana, Barack Obama, Accra, Moscow, Sarah Palin, Copenhagen, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Un, G-20, Dmitri Medvedev, Msnbc, Media Culture, Michael Jackson, Cnn, Fox News, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Nato, Eastern Europe, Poland, Czech Republic, Media News
William Bradley

American media, especially cable TV news, is moving more into infotainment mode, stuck on a few areas. Geopolitics has never been its strong suit, and political coverage is mostly focused on food fights.

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Obama Does Moscow, and Vice Versa

William Bradley | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

Read More: Bishkek, Russia, Islamic Jihadist, Boris Yeltsin, Ussr, Kremlin, Iraq, Georgia, Vladimir Putin, Soviet Union, Dacha, Ukraine, Kgb, Iran, Chechnya, Nato, Barack Obama, Kyrgyzstan, George W. Bush, Poland, Gazprom, Manas, Moscow, Afghanistan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Grozny, John McCain, Dmitri Medvedev, Czech Republic, Fsb, Dick Cheney, World News
William Bradley

Unlike most of the rest of Europe, Russia is hardly in the grips of Obamamania. He's certainly more popular than George W. Bush or John McCain, but that's damning with faint praise.

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Obama's Consequential First 4th: NoKo, AfPak, Iraq, Russia, Palin (Palin?!)

William Bradley | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Missile Defense, Pakistan, North Korea, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Moscow, Iraq, Navy, John McCain, Dmitri Medvedev, Marines, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Test, Missile, Japan, South Korea, Korean War, Camp David, Islamic Republic of Iran, Politics News
William Bradley

North Korea was to have been the drama of the day. But it turned into a major fizzle.

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Medvedev's Africa Trip Expected To Focus On Accessing African Resources

Moscow Times | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

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President Dmitry Medvedev is embarking Tuesday on a four-day African tour, beginning with a visit to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak before moving on...

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Medvedev: Russia Ready For Deep Nuclear Arms Cuts

Financial Times | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

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Russia is ready to dramatically cut its nuclear stockpiles in a new arms pact with the United States if Washington meets Russia's concerns over missil...

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Russian Oligarchy Suffers Loss Of Wealth, Favor

GlobalPost | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Medvedev, Russia Oligarchy, Economic Crisis, Vladimir Putin, Oligarchy, Putin, Russian Oligarchy, Dmitry Medvedev, Dmitri Medvedev, World News

Where have all the oligarchs gone? In the days when Russia was flush with petrodollars, their faces graced every tabloid, their presence was expected...

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Medvedev: Anti-Corruption Drive Failed So Far

Reuters | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was quoted as saying on Tuesday his high-profile drive to cut corruption had so far failed....

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Medvedev LiveJournal Blog Invites Pokes From Commentators

Moscow Times | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

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Minutes after President Dmitry Medvedev's new LiveJournal blog was opened for comments Wednesday morning, visitors flooded the forum with bawdy commen...

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Medvedev Interview: Russian President Breaks From Putin In Landmark Interview With Opposition Newspaper

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Boris Yeltsin, Foreign Affairs, Kremlin, Dmitry Medvedev, Vladmir Putin, Novaya Gazeta, Anastasia Baburova, Medvedev, Vladimir Putin, The Kremlin, Russian Democracy, Lenin, Putin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Anna Politkovskaya, Soviet Union, Advocacy, Dmitri Medvedev, Putin News, Dmitri MedvéDev, World News

Breaking with the tone established by his predecessor Vladimir Putin, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev stated outright in an interview with a well-kn...

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Obama's New Geopolitics: 10 Key Takeaways

William Bradley | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Turkey, Dmitri Medvedev, Pakistan, George W. Bush, Iraq, G-20, Britain, Dick Cheney, Gordon Brown, Iran, Nato, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Afghanistan, India, Cold War, London, World News
William Bradley

Obama's just-concluded big international tour is part of a major reshuffling in geopolitics. Here are 10 key takeaways from happenings in and around his trip.

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Re-Setting the Geopolitical Table: How Obama's Big Trip Is Going

William Bradley | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Angela Merkel, Britain, Turkey, France, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Prague, Vladimir Putin, London, Gordon Brown, Nato, Barack Obama, Poland, Germany, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Czech Republic, Iraq, Nicolas Sarkozy, Ankara, Dmitri Medvedev, Anti-Missile Shield, G-20, World News
William Bradley

The G-20 went well. Not as well as advertised, which is par for most any political course, but much better than most of the Gs -- 7, 8, or 20.

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Nuclear Weapons Breakthrough -- Obama & Medvedev Make Fresh START

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, London, Russia, Strategic-Arms-Reduction-Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, President Obama, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, United States, Start, Cold War, g20, Dmitri Medvedev, Politics News
Steven Crandell

Every nuclear weapon that is dismantled through such diplomacy is a victory for reason and compassion.

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G-20: I See England, I See France...

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Gordon Brown, Dmitri Medvedev, Michelle Obama, London Summit, G-20 Summit, Hu Jintao, Angela Merkel, Protectionism, Economic Stimuls, Group of 20, Barack Obama, Global Economic Crisis, Nicolas Sarkozy, g20, Obama and Queen Elizabeth, France, World News
Rick Horowitz

First the skinny guy shakes everybody's hand -- then he tells us he's got a cold!

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US, Russia Press Arms Talks As They Seek New Start

nytimes.com | HELENE COOPER | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

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LONDON --President Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, in their historically symbolic first meeting, vowed a "fresh start" in relations and a...

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Obama's Rugged Week

William Bradley | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Economic Crisis, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Tim Geithner, Hamid Karzai, Aig, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, Iraq, Paul Krugman, Leon Panetta, Wall Street, Hillary Clinton, Dmitri Medvedev, Henry Kissinger, Gary Hart, Chuck Hagel, James Baker, Politics News
William Bradley

Is Geithner's plan another bailout to Wall Street? Or is it needed pragmatism to work with a deeply troubled, farcically entitled though still necessary private financial sector?

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Russia Introduces Rearmament Plan, Including 'Strategic Nuclear Forces'

BBC | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Moscow will begin a comprehensive military rearmament from 2011....

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Spain's Zapatero Internet Star After Verbal Slip (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

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Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero became a quick internet star yesterday when he accidentally uttered the F word while giving a news conference with Rus...

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Fired Up: Obama's New Foreign Policy

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

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Jacob Heilbrunn

For too long, Bush allowed America's foes to dictate events by refusing to engage them. Obama is taking the opposite approach.

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Russia: Obama Letter Has Nothing Concrete

Reuters | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has received a letter from U.S. President Barack Obama, Medvedev's spokeswoman said on Tuesday after being asked abo...

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