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 [...]
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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
Energy: Caspian Pipeline Projects Resemble Gordian Knot
Posted by Matt in June 15th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Energy, Azerbaijan, Caspian Pipeline, Caspian Sea Basin, Caspian Sea Region, Energy Analysis, Energy Prices, Focal Point, Gas Giant Gazprom, gazprom, Gordian Knot, Hydrocarbon Resources, Insatiable Demand, Littoral States, Mid 1990s, Milan, Natural Gas, Pipeline Projects, Point Of Contention, Russian Company, Russian Gas
Since the mid-1990s, leaders of the Caspian Sea littoral states — Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran — have repeatedly said that the sea should never become a point of contention between them or a reason for conflict in the international community.
But as energy prices skyrocket, the Caspian Sea Basin — home to some [...]
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