Why Putin should scare us

Posted by Matt in September 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Adversary, Capabilities, Chris Hedges, cyber-attack, Demeanor, Democracies, Dependence, Destiny, Ej Dionne, Eugene Robinson, Europeans, Jane Ciabattari, kremlin, Mystical Sense, Nationalist, NATO, putin, Russian Bear, Russian Gas, Russian History, Strongmen, Temper, Tiff, Truthdig, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin, Western Customers, William Pfaff, Willingness

He’s an ethnic nationalist with a mystical sense of Russian destiny. Cold and pragmatic, he won’t play by the world’s rules.
Does this ruthless, focused leader have a weakness? Yes: his temper. Despite his icy demeanor, Putin’s combustible. He takes rebuffs personally and can act impulsively — and destructively. Instead of lulling Europeans into an ever-greater [...]

Who runs the world?

Posted by Matt in July 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Economy, Brainard, climate change, Democracies, Eminence, Energy Prices, G8, Global Institutions, Group Leaders, Hokkaido, July 7th, Military Powers, Most Populous Nations, Northern Japan, Nuclear Proliferation, Oil And Gas, Outsiders, Post War, Russia, Scourges, Steering Group, summit

The post-war global institutions have largely worked well. But rising countries and growing threats are challenging their pre-eminence.
That is how many outsiders, not just in the poor world, will see the summit that takes place from July 7th to 9th of the G8, the closest the world has to an informal (ie, self-appointed) steering group. [...]

Pew Survey: What the World Thinks of the US

Posted by Matt in June 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in general, Democracies, Dislike, Egypt, Favorable Light, Fun Facts, Historical Context, Indonesia, Muslim Nations, Pakistan, Percentages, Pew Report, President Bush, Russians, Scope, Survey, Turkey, Turks, United States

As full of fun facts as the Pew Report is, however, it has a fairly limited scope. Lots of numbers and percentages are bandied about but with very little historical context or explanation. Why, for example, do Russians prefer powerful leaders over straight-up democracies? Why do Tanzanians like President Bush so much? Oh, and why [...]

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Why Putin should scare us

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