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Meanwhile in Romania…

While most people in the United States are fixated on the war of words between the executive and judicial branches of our federal government, there is another such battle taking …

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The Ukraine Crisis Explained in a Series of Maps

Ukraine has been in the news quite a bit lately. What began as a series of protests against President Viktor Yanukovych following his decision not to sign a trade deal with the …

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Why is Vladimir Putin so Popular?

If you have been paying much attention to American commentators lately, you would be tempted to think that the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi has less to do with the …

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Vladimir Putin’s Exceptional Op-Ed

A funny thing happened when I opened my copy of the New York Times today.  Well, actually, that’s not quite true: I, like so many Americans, rarely buy a printed …

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The Russians are Coming

As President Obama spends the day at the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, trying desperately not to get caught dissing Vladimir Putin on an open mic, it appears that …

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Insert Cold War Pun/Analogy Here

When writing about tensions between the U.S. and Russia, it’s all too tempting to choose a headline that brings to mind the Cold War.  I could have gone for, “New …