Cold War Espionage in the Modern World
While it may have been tolerated during the Cold War, such practices are now being questioned: Is this the way today’s world is going to allow Russia to operate?
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On Journalist Injustice, Putin Should Get the Benefit of the Doubt
It is hard to believe that the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin persecutes journalists. All the targeted journalists had no prison record, and the government did not officially arrest them for their political views.
Read MorePutin Denounces Lenin But Upholds Stalin
Everyone knows what the respective demises of Lenin and Stalin created, and as we progress into 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin may find out that it works both ways.
Read MoreFocus on Political Silencing: Russia
By Daniel D’Amico Staff Writer Many notable Russian citizens have suffered death by assassination, as reported by BBC News. The
Read MoreActivists in Russia Institutionalized
Pavlensky’s first psychiatric evaluation took place at the Serbsky Center, where, according to The Observer, people who opposed the Soviet regime were regularly diagnosed with psychological disorders due to their views. Analysts fear that this may mean a resurgence of the past. Pavlensky himself believes that, “The Investigative Committee wants to demonstrate that I am crazy and to show their own craziness.”
Read MorePutin, Erdogan Butt Heads Over Downed Russian Plane
According to BBC’s Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen, “Another trait that both [Putin and Erdogan] share is unpredictability. And that is what’s perhaps most worrying.”
Read MoreRussian Participation in Rio Olympics Uncertain After Doping Report
The commission’s results state that the Moscow laboratory responsible for the maintenance of processed blood and urine samples has become decertified. The country will no longer have a running national anti-doping institution to test its own athletes.
Read MoreKremlin Spin Doctors Need New Material
In a foreign policy manifesto published in 2012, the Russian President clearly articulated his disdain for what he is now trying to gain support for. Regarding the United States and its allies, Putin wrote, “I just can’t understand where this militaristic itch comes from.”
Read MorePossible Terror Involved in Sinai Plane Crash
The widow of the flight’s co-pilot, Sergei Trukhachev, stated that her “husband had complained the plane’s condition ‘left much to be desired’ during a telephone call before the flight left Sharm el-Sheikh.”
Read MoreIs the Cold War Heating Up?
The U.S. is now playing catch-up in the game of who is morally and militarily superior, and if it waits too much longer before it lays out its cards, the U.S. may find itself on the losing side when history repeats itself.
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