Europe
Roshonara Choudhry convicted for stabbing MP Stephen Timms in London, England
A 21-year-old woman who stabbed an MP as his punishment for voting in favour of the Iraq war was today (2 November) found guilty of ……Read More
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Russian Newsweek: A predictable failure
While many want to attribute the failure of Russian Newsweek to politics, it may just be a question of economics The Russian version of ……Read More
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Learning modernization the hard way in Russia
Is democracy the most effective institutional “model” for carrying out modernization? Can political democracy be an effective tool in building a modern economy? What are ……Read More
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Fools and roads and Mikhail Fedotov’s first 100 days
Evgeny Abov talks to Mikhail Fedotov, President Dmitry Medvedev’s new presidential adviser on human rights and head of the Council for the Promotion of Civil ……Read More
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Russia, the “Multikulti” Federation?
As western Europe deals with a population increasingly fragmented by ethnicity, Russia seems to embrace its multicultural heritage. “There are lots of Asians,” said Clotilde ……Read More
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From nuclear deterrence to universal security
It is time to move to a new level of disarmament and to implement the principle multilateral action that will be a major part of ……Read More