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Will Russia-Ukraine be Europe’s next war?

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Moscow is on the march. After invading Georgia and establishing Russia’s dominance over the secessionist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Mr. Putin is now bent on dismembering Ukraine. The Russian strongman has made no secret of his contempt for Kiev’s independence. At a NATO summit in April, he told President Bush that Ukraine is [...]

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Moscow calls for anti-US alliance

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Anti-Americanism, Europe, Russia, , , , , , , , , ,

THE President of Russia has called on Europe’s leaders to create a new world order that would minimise the role of the United States.
Confident that a row with Europe prompted by Russia’s invasion of Georgia in August was over, Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the French spa town of Evian on Wednesday determined to woo his [...]

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Anti-American Fervor in Europe

Posted by Matt in October 8th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Anti-Americanism, Europe, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The global financial crisis is sparking a new wave of anti-Americanism in Europe, where the intensity of America-bashing in some countries is reaching levels not seen since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.
The turmoil on Wall Street has been greeted with a smug chorus of ridicule emanating from nearly every European country, whether big [...]

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The Credit Crisis Hits Russia

Posted by Matt in October 8th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Foreign investors are fleeing, bank lending is down, and growth is slowing in Russia. By Jason Bush more…

Crimean Power Struggle: Russia and Ukraine Jockey in the Black Sea
Rise of the Rest: The Challenges of the New World Order
‘Russia’s Energy Weapon’: German-US Tensions Grow Over Baltic Pipeline
Oil, Interrupted: Europe Grapples with Russia-Georgia Woes

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Report: Russia may arm Baltic fleet with nuclear warheads

Posted by Matt in August 18th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

New Russian threat comes in response to war in Caucasus, US-Poland deal for missile defense shield in Europe. According to Sunday Times, nuclear warheads could be supplied to submarines, cruisers and fighter bombers of Russia’s Baltic fleet based between Poland and Lithuania
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Georgia: Europe wins a gold medal for defeatism

Posted by Matt in August 15th, 2008 | 1 comment 
Published in Europe, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

To some, China’s muscular domination of the Olympic medal table is a powerful allegory of the shifting balance of global power. A far better and more literal testimony to the collapse of the West may be seen in the distinctly weak-kneed response to Russian aggression in Georgia by what is still amusingly called the transatlantic [...]

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How Rome Built - and America Is Building - a New World

Posted by Matt in July 25th, 2008 | 3 comments 
Published in History, U.S., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In Madden’s historically linked world, the defeat of Carthage in 204 B.C. is the mirror image of the D-Day invasion of World war II. The contempt the Greeks had for Romans even after Rome saved them from civil war is a historical analog to the Europeans’ anti-Americanism and arrogance even after the American military bailed [...]

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RUSSIAN OFFICIALS AND CHAVEZ TALK OF MILITARY BASES IN THE CARIBBEAN

Posted by Matt in July 24th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Military, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Moscow officials hinted through the media on July 21 that Russian Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers, armed with nuclear-tipped long-range X-55 cruise missiles, may be deployed on Cuba, as an asymmetric response to the planned US deployments of missile defense systems in Europe. The bombers could refuel at one of Cuba’s airfields, where Russian [...]

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Russia May Send Military Aircraft Back to Cuba, Izvestiya Says

Posted by Matt in July 21st, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , ,

Russia may send military aircraft back to bases in Cuba in response to U.S. plans to deploy elements of a missile defense system in Europe, Izvestiya reported, citing an unidentified “highly placed source.”
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Real Estate Crisis Threatens Spanish Economy

Posted by Matt in July 18th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Economy, Europe, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Spain’s economy is in trouble. Rising property values earlier this decade lured many Spaniards into the market. Now that the bubble has burst, the crisis is quickly spreading through the country’s economy. By Reiner Wandler in Madrid more…

Photo Gallery: Housing Market Crisis
Sliding into Recession: Economic Tempest Overtakes Europe
Housing Market Slump: Britain’s Homebuilders Get Bloodied
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Russia to ‘neutralise’ US missile defence threat: report

Posted by Matt in July 14th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Europe, Russia, , , , , , ,

Russia’s military is ready to “neutralise” any threat to its nuclear deterrent from US missile defence sites in Europe, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak said Monday, according to Interfax news agency. “If we see the development of systems that could reduce our deterrent potential, our military will have to take steps to neutralise the threat,” [...]

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Gazprom Keeps the Heat on Europe by Pressing Libya

Posted by Matt in July 13th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Energy, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This is example of Russian energy mercantilism. Russia locks up energy resources from other countries and takes it off the world market. Russia gains power at the expense of other countries.
From the article:
OAO Gazprom, Russia’s state- sponsored gas monopoly, is offering to buy all of Libya’s oil and gas exports in a bid to increase [...]

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Europe faces Russian nuclear missile threat

Posted by Matt in July 12th, 2008 | 3 comments 
Published in Europe, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

How would we like it if Russia placed interceptor missiles in Cuba or Venezuela? That question is disingenuous. Both Russia and China have been quietly helping Iran with its missile and nuclear programs. And now they’re mad that we actually want to protect ourself from a rogue state that they’ve been helping for years. That’s [...]

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A Mediterranean Rendezvous

Posted by Matt in July 11th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Europe, Military, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Nicolas Sarkozy is nothing if not ambitious. The French president wants to overhaul his country’s economic and military policies, redefine how Europe thinks about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and collective defense, and set things right in several former French colonies in North Africa and the Middle East. Sarkozy’s latest project melds some of [...]

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America losing its lead in the space race

Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Space, U.S., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

America is losing its lead in the space race as other countries challenge its dominance on the “final frontier”, the head of Nasa has warned.
The more obvious rivals such as Russia and Europe have been joined by countries as diverse as Brazil, Israel and India, which are all launching their own space programmes.
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Western flattery ignores the dark reality of Russia

Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | 1 comment 
Published in Russia, West, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Recently we have witnessed a flurry of high-profile and contradictory statements on the Russian state. In a role reversal, Russia’s leaders have been abnormally candid while several prominent western politicians and pundits have lavished undeserved praise.
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev was bold enough last week to state that democracy is irrelevant to the Group of Eight [...]

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Poland urges closer U.S. ties after Russia shield comment

Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Europe, Missiles, U.S., , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Russia’s angry response to U.S. plans to build a missile shield underlines the need for Europe to seek closer security ties with the United States, a top aide to Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Wednesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in Japan on Wednesday that Moscow was very upset after Washington signed a deal with [...]

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Russia threatens military response to US missile defence deal

Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 | 2 comments 
Published in Europe, Missiles, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Russia threatened to retaliate by military means after a deal with the Czech Republic brought the US missile defence system in Europe a step closer.
The threat followed quickly on from the announcement that Condoleezza Rice signed a formal agreement with the Czech Republic to host the radar for the controversial project.
Moscow argues that the missile [...]

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THE ‘ESTONIAN CARRY’

Posted by Matt in July 4th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Off-Topic, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

How to Win Your Wife’s Weight in Beer
Every year, the small Finnish town of Sonkajärvi hosts the Wife Carrying World Championships. All men have to do is sprint around an obstacle course while carrying their wives. And the women? They have to hold on tight — which isn’t as easy as it sounds. more…

Photo Gallery: [...]

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Berlin Holds on to Obsolete Weapons

Posted by Matt in July 1st, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Europe, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The US still has dozens of nuclear war heads stationed throughout Europe, including an estimated 20 in Germany. Yet, hardly anyone thinks this makes sense any more — apart from those at Germany’s Defense Ministry. By Cordula Meyer and Alexander Szandar more…

Russian Bear Roars: Why Is Moscow Risking a New Cold War?
Doubts about Security: German [...]

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Russia Calls for New World Order

Posted by Matt in June 29th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A “new world order” cannot be based on “an Anglo-Saxon pattern that some have tried to establish for the rest of the world,” Lavrov said. It would involve doing away with “the Cold war architecture for the security of Europe.”
He proposed a European Security Conference to bring together the United States, Russia, the European Union [...]

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