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Iran Talks: Shadows of Iraq, Legitimacy of Regime

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, New York, Sergei Lavrov, Iran Election, Iran Protests, UN General Assembly, Un-Security-Council, Iran, Nuclear, Iran Nuclear Program, Manouchehr Mottaki, Barack Obama, World News
Evelyn Leopold

Two elephants are and were in the room during negotiations on Iran's nuclear ambitions: the rigged elections that brought President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power and the shadow of Iraq.

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Shifting Gears on Missile Defense Marks a Shift in U.S. Policy Toward Russia, with Immediate Impact on Iran

David Paul | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Missile Defense, George W. Bush, Joe Biden, Russia Georgia Conflict, Ukraine, Dmitry Medvedev, Realism, Foreign Policy, Dick Cheney, Kosovo Independence, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Sergei Lavrov, Nato, Chechnya, Vladimir Putin, Gwot, Ukraine Gas, World News
David Paul

Ahmadinejad's normal swagger has been muted, perhaps with the realization that his days of manipulating Russia against the West have ended.

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The Road to Tehran Does Not Run Through Moscow

Jeffrey Mankoff | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Mohammed-Elbaradei, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Gazprom, Sergei Lavrov, UN Security Council, World News
Jeffrey Mankoff

Washington's long quest for Russian aid has failed, and the Obama Administration needs to shift its focus elsewhere while it still has time to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

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The New Realism of Arms Control

Joe Cirincione | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, David Miliband, Nonproliferation, Sergei Lavrov, Nuclear Weapons, Brent Scowcroft, William Perry, Barack Obama, Nuclear Policy, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

Arms control is back, big time. And it is not just liberals -- conservatives who just a few years ago condemned treaties as "the illusion of security" are now embracing agreements to reduce nuclear arms.

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Clinton Meets Russian Foreign Minister, Begins With Linguistic Hiccup

New York Times | Mark Landler | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Clinton, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Russian Foreign Minister, US-Russian Relations, Sergei Lavrov, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sergey-Lavrov, Secretary of State, US Russia Relations, Europe, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, World News

GENEVA -- A carefully orchestrated, closely-watched meeting here between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart began a...

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Engaging Russia: Energy Could Still Be the Answer

Macha Levinson | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Energy, William Burns, Vice President Biden, Senator Richard Lugar, Nabucco Pipeline, Secretary of State Clinton, Cold War, US-Russian Relations, Nato, Davos, Sergei Lavrov, Energy Cold War, Russia Oil, Prime Minister Putin, Gazprom, Russia, Ukraine, Dimitri Medvedev, Munich Security Conference, World News
Macha Levinson

Russia needs Western know-how and financing to exploit its vast energy resources. And the US needs new energy suppliers until country is effectively weaned off foreign oil.

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