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The Kremlin Overslept Kaliningrad
On January 30, 10,000 people protested in Kalingrad against the policies of United Russia and, in particular, the region's governor, millionaire Georgy Boos. The large protest demonstrates a disconnect between the authorities and the people of the region.
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Armenia and Turkey: The Truce in Need of a Rescue
Armenia and Turkey have a chance to make peace over their troubled past and move forward, to the benefit of the entire region. If the truce agreements fail, however, it will leave both countries, and the region, worse off than before.
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A London Fog on Afghanistan
The conference in London failed to suggest viable solutions to the real problems facing Afghanistan, including President Karzai’s lack of credibility, the prevalence of local corruption, and the fragmentation of power into the hands of armed local militias.
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De-Baathification Decision Postponed Until After Election Results
While an ad hoc committee has lifted the ban barring candidates suspected of ties to Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party from participating in the Iraqi elections, it did not dismiss the charges against those candidates and is widely seen as the result of internal and external political pressures.
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The Real Lessons from the Google-China Spat
Google’s defiance of the Chinese government will likely remain a crucial moment in China’s relations with the West in general, and should be viewed as a lesson on China’s political calculations behind its policy toward Western companies.
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Never Short a Country with $2Trillion in Reserves?
The idea that massive levels of foreign currency reserves are a guarantor of economic stability is based on a profound misunderstanding both of history and of the nature of reserves, which are almost totally useless in protecting large economies from domestic bubbles.
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Safeguards Noncompliance: A Challenge for the IAEA and the UN Security Council
The weakest link in the nonproliferation regime today is the performance of the international community in responding to cases of non-compliance, and the burden falls largely on the IAEA Board of Governors and the UN Security Council.
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Music and Politics Color Greek Pilgrimage to Trebizond
The Turkish government’s new foreign policy of building bridges with old enemies, including the Armenians and the Greeks, is working to slowly bring about a new spirit of tolerance in modern Turkey.
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New Delhi, Washington: Who Gets What?
American assistance to India should not be conditioned principally on notions of strict or specific reciprocity. Supporting India is in the larger geopolitical interest of the United States.
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Response to President Obama's State of the Union Address
The brevity of President Obama’s remarks on foreign policy issues in the State of the Union speech have caused some to question whether the increasing importance of domestic issues will come at the expense of international involvement.
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Why No U.S. President will Bomb Iran
The Obama administration’s deadline for Iran to enter discussions on the nuclear issue has passed. In spite of claims from Washington that “all options are on the table,” the economic crisis makes a military response to Iran infeasible.
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How Obama Can Reverse Iran's Dangerous Course
President Obama has the opportunity to make the world a dramatically safer place by helping the Iranian people achieve a new form of government. A regime change in Tehran would be the best nonproliferation policy.
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Invite the Taliban to the Afghanistan Conference
At the international conference on Afghanistan in London, the international community should address the only issue that really matters for peace in Afghanistan: how to make the Taliban part of a lasting solution.
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De-Baathification As A Political Tool: Commission Ruling Bans Political Parties and Leaders
The recent decision to bar nine political parties and 458 individuals from running in the Iraq’s March parliamentary elections has damaged sectarian reconciliation efforts and affected the integrity of the election process.
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Glasnost Without Perestroika
The recent State Council meeting on the subject of modernizing Russia's political system reflected the growing political cracks in the foundation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s vertical power structure.
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Davos: What's the Point?
The annual World Economic Forum meeting at Davos is not about deal-making. It is about networking and status-seeking behavior among people with a common background, and the emerging world, women, and the poor are hugely under-represented.
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Why Trade War is Very Likely to Break Out This Year
The contraction in global demand set off by the financial crisis has led to escalating trade tensions between China and the United States. Unless a long-term solution is jointly worked out immediately, trade conflict will only worsen.
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Guantanamo is a Problem We Can Solve
The Obama administration’s goal of closing the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay was encouraging, but unrealistic; the larger issue that must first be addressed is the entire U.S. detainee policy and the need for disengagement programs that mitigate the chance of former detainees engaging in violent activities.
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Mr. Khloponin Goes to the Caucasus
By combining the posts of presidential envoy and deputy prime minister for the newly created North Caucasus Federal District, the Kremlin is taking strong political measures to end the violence in the North Caucasus.
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China's Financial Evolution Will Take the Slow Road
There is intense speculation that China's economic rise will radically transform the world’s capital markets and financial system, but such predictions are unlikely to come true in the foreseeable future.
