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The Priorities of Russia's Stance on the Syrian Crisis

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.17.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

However high-ranking an individual might be, or however "full" the powers they might be entrusted within the process of political transition in Syria,...

Putin's Only Slightly Ridiculous New Mode Of Transportation

Agence France Presse | | Posted 05.17.2013 | World

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to switch from car to helicopter for short hops from the Kremlin, his spokesman said Thursday, delighting drivers ...

Putin-Netanyahu Talks Focus On Syria

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.14.2013 | World

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for talks that focused on the situation in Syria, ...

Bald Cats, Putin, Homer and Algorithms

David Sable | Posted 05.13.2013 | Media
David Sable

Bottom line -- learn -- learn from the greats. Don't fall into the conceit that the fabulous technology we have today has created a revolution in human behavior.

Putin Grows More Isolated In Third Term

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2013 | World

By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, May 10 (Reuters) - Angry and intimidating, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat alone at the head of a lon...

Washington and Moscow Bargaining Over Syria's Ruins

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.10.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

The Americans and the Russians have agreed to revive the Geneva agreement and work towards a second iteration, after modifications have been made to t...

Resignation Of Key Russia Aide Points To Putin-Medvedev Rift

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2013 | World

By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov, once one of Russia's most influential men, was r...

PHOTOS: Vlad's Best Looks

Posted 05.07.2013 | World

"I promised that we would win and we have won!" Vladimir Putin shouted a little over a year ago to a crowd of supporters after winning a new term as R...

On Putin's Anniversary, Human Rights In Russia Hit Dangerous Low

Posted 05.07.2013 | World

Since his return to the presidency one year ago today, Vladimir Putin has stepped up fiercely against those who opposed his return to Russia's highest...

The Resistance's Weapons Being Used to Prevent the Fall of the Syrian Regime

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.03.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

US President Barack Obama's "Will Not" has come across as half-baked compared to the Hezbollah secretary general's retort with an arrogant "Will Not" ...

The Dangers of Election Seasons "Bordering" Syria's Flames

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.26.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

Elections in the Middle East have become a blood-spattered means of exclusion that voids democracy of its core values, as well as a blatant way to mon...

Putin Denies Returning Russia To Stalinism

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2013 | World

MOSCOW, April 25 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was not returning Russia to the era of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and de...

Russian Opposition Leader Asks Court To Throw Out Charges

Reuters | Posted 04.24.2013 | World

By Gabriela Baczynska KIROV, Russia, April 24 (Reuters) - Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny urged a court on Wednesday to throw ou...

Once Again, Tragedy Expands Our World Vision

Carnegie Corporation of New York | Posted 04.22.2013 | World
Carnegie Corporation of New York

My daughter -- along with everyone else's sons and daughters, those who we will have to entrust with leading our nation in the future -- already has no choice but to be attuned to the mosaic of peoples who occupy the dots on the world map.

"Strategic Concern" in Syria Has Ended, but the "Season of Surprises" Continues

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.19.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made it perfectly clear what he has in mind in an interview with Syrian News Channel Al-Ikhbariya this week. He said ...

Putin and Stalin

Jeff Danziger | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics
Jeff Danziger

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Putin's Top Foe On Trial

AP | MAX SEDDON | Posted 04.17.2013 | World

KIROV, Russia — Alexei Navalny, an obscure adviser to a provincial governor just four years ago, shot up to become the Kremlin's public enemy No...

Putin Offers To Help Investigate Boston Bombings

AP | Posted 04.16.2013 | World

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his country's assistance in investigating bombings in Boston that killed 3 and injured mor...

Russia Blacklists 18 Americans

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 04.13.2013 | World

MOSCOW — Russia on Saturday banned 18 Americans from entering the country in response to Washington imposing sanctions on 18 Russians for allege...

Putin Warns U.S. Over Human Rights Blacklist

Reuters | Posted 04.12.2013 | World

By Denis Dyomkin BLAGOVESHCHENSK, Russia, April 12 (Reuters) - The forthcoming publication of a list of Russians barred from the Unit...

Putin Blacklisted

AP | MATTI HUUHTANEN | Posted 04.10.2013 | World

HELSINKI — Vladimir Putin, banned in Finland? Finnish police say the Russian president's name was mistakenly placed on a secret criminal regist...

LOOK: Putin Gives Topless Protester 2 Thumbs Up

Agence France Presse | | Posted 04.09.2013 | World

Topless female demonstrators shouted at Russian President Vladimir Putin as he toured an industrial fair with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday, ...

Syrian Refugee Crisis Takes Its Toll on Neighboring Countries

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.05.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

The major regional and international players would do good to pause and consider the future of countries neighboring Syria, given the continued influx...

Helping Vulnerable Children in Moscow and St. Petersburg

Alexander J. Szikla | Posted 04.02.2013 | Impact
Alexander J. Szikla

It is simply astounding to see how much more growth Russia has yet to achieve. Thankfully, there are institutions in Russia which have trail blazed forward in an attempt to equip the nation to respond to the challenges demanded by the modern global economy.

Putin Orders Surprise Military Exercises

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2013 | World

MOSCOW, March 28 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin ordered the launch of large-scale Russian military exercises in the Black Sea region on Thursd...