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Poles, Czechs: U.S. Missile Defense Shift A "Betrayal"

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Russia Us Relations, Us Missile Policy, Us Missiles, Obama Us Missile, Obama, Iran Nuclear, U.S. Missile, Russia Nuclear, Us Eastern Europe Relations, Nuclear Weapons, Poland, Czechoslovakia, US Russia Relations, Czech Republic, Policy Shift, Czechs, Poles, Polish, World News

WARSAW, Poland — Poles and Czechs voiced deep concern Friday at President Barack Obama's decision to scrap a Bush-era missile defense shield pla...

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Biden Russia Remarks Hit A Nerve In Moscow

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Joe Biden, Biden, Joe Biden Vp, Joseph Biden, Joe Biden Vice President, Biden Russia, Biden Russia Remarks, US Russia Relations, US-Russian Relations, Us Russia Nuclear Talks, Wall Street Journal, Moscow-Illinois, Joe Biden Russia, Biden Russia Comments, Biden Talks About Russia, Biden Russia Remark, World News

MOSCOW — An interview U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gave to an American newspaper was front-page news Monday in Moscow, where his characterizati...

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Can We Stop Being a Superpower, Please?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Superpower, Militarism, Superpowers, US Russia Relations, Military Industrial Complex, Cold War, Politics News
Deepak Chopra

A group of misguided neocon gunslingers led the U.S. to a catastrophe. Have we come to the point where disillusionment will lead us where we need to go: the end of playing the superpower role?

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US-Russia Thaw Worries Eastern European Countries

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, US Russia Relations, US-Russian Relations, Us Russia Nuclear Talks, US-Russia Relations, Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Obama Medvedev, Obama Putin, Europe, Eastern Europe, Soviet Union, Nato, World News

WARSAW, Poland — A group of prominent former Eastern European leaders wrote to President Barack Obama on Thursday that their region is gripped b...

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Medvedev-Obama Meeting A Win For Russia: Analysis

AP | STEVE GUTTERMAN | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Obama Medvedev, Medvedev Obama, Vladimir Putin, Obama Russia, US Russia Relations, US-Russian Relations, World News

MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev's first meeting with Barack Obama brought Russia a shot of prestige, upbeat headlines about nuclear-arms cuts...

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Obama, Medvedev Seek New Era In U.S.-Russia Ties

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Iran, Barack Obama, Dimitri Medvedev, US-Russian Ties, US-Russia Relations, Dmitry Medvedev, NATO Expansion, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

LONDON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev will hit the restart button on U.S.-Russian ties by agreeing to begin talks on...

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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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Marriage Counseling for the United States and Russia

Jamie Metzl | Posted 03.30.2009 | World

Read More: Energy, Russia, Nonproliferation, Wto, US Russia Relations, Nato, Obama, Arms Control, Dmitry Medvedev, World News
Jamie Metzl

As new leaders, Presidents Obama and Medvedev have an invaluable opportunity to reestablish trust and work toward a stronger partnership based on shared interests.

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Biden: Time To Repair Relations With Russia

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 03.10.2009 | World

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MUNICH, Germany — Vice President Joe Biden says it's time to repair the rift in relations between the U.S. and Russia. Biden told a gathering o...

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Russia and the US: It's Time to Graduate

Brian Burton and David Capezza | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, US Russia Relations, Venezuela, Center for New American Security, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Political Satire, International Relations, Cuba, Us, North Korea, World News
Brian Burton and David Capezza

Russia cannot understand why the U.S. continually sets up social networks to take in more friends, while socially-awkward Russia has trouble making friends at all.

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Putin: Obama May Ease US-Russian Tensions

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 01.04.2009 | World

Read More: Barack Obama, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Obama Putin Relationship, US Russia Relations, Putin Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Ukraine, World News

MOSCOW — Russia's leaders expressed hope Thursday that relations with the United States will improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes of...

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NASA's Five-Year Hiatus Will See The US Rely On The Russian Space Program

NY Times | JOHN SCHWARTZ | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Nasa, US Russia Relations, Space, Russian Space Program, Russia Georgia War, Politics News

STAR CITY, Russia -- This place was once no place, a secret military base northeast of Moscow that did not show up on maps. The Soviet Union trained i...

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Biden vs. Palin: What Joe Needs To Do

Tom Farer | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: The National Interest, Judgment, Joe Biden, Vice-Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin, US China Relations, Iran Political Overthrow, US Russia Relations, Sarah Palin Debate, North Korea Nuclear Program, US Intervention Abroad, Russia Georgia War, Qualifications, Politics News
Tom Farer

During the debate, Biden's test is to pry Palin loose from her her lines and then underscore the emptiness or sinister implications of her stated views without appearing condescending or a lout.

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When it Comes to Colin Powell, What is Bill Kristol Up To?

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Richard Armitage, Democratic National Convention, Steve Schmidt, Colin Powell, US-Russia Relations, Barack Obama, John McCain, Bill Kristol, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Bill Kristol and friends don't want interest-calculating negotiators and balanced, sensible, pragmatic realists like Colin Powell around McCain.

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