Section: Business Insider (USA)
9 reasons why it’s better to be a tourist than a traveler
Nowadays, there seems to be a raging debate about the differentiation between “tourists” and “travelers.” Tourists are believed to be culturally insensitive, unwilling to step out of their comfort zones, and always traveling in packs. Travelers, on the other hand, are lauded for their adventurous and independent spirit, their insatiable...
Geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer on Iran, China, and the choices America faces
Geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer conducted a Q&A about his new book “Superpower” and America’s role in the world on Business Insider’s Facebook page on Thursday. Bremmer argues in his new book that Washington hasn’t had a defined foreign policy strategy for the last quarter-century, and now it’s time for...
Russian return to G7 ‘unimaginable’ for now: Merkel
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday a return of Russia to the Group of Seven major industrialised nations is “unimaginable” as long as it flouts international law in Ukraine.”As long as Russia does not commit itself, and act according to, the fundamental values of international law, a return to the...
Poroshenko says Ukraine waging ‘real war’ with Russia
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sparked fresh Kremlin fury by warning that his crisis-torn country was fighting a “real war” against Russian aggressors that could escalate at any time.The pro-Western leader said the weekend capture of two purported Russian special forces members proved the separatist uprising...
Cisco denies skirting sanctions that forbid sales to Russia’s military (CSCO)
Cisco is being accused of changing sales records and booking deals under a false customer name after sanctions against Russia began, according to documents obtained by Buzzfeed. The implication is that Cisco has been selling equipment that will wind up in the hands of government agencies that US companies are not allowed to sell to, while making...
Russia’s brain drain problem is not over
Prominent liberal economist and commentator Konstantin Sonin is leaving Russia for Chicago, a sign that Russia’s brain drain problem isn’t going away anytime soon. Sonin, a professor at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics who is openly critical of the Kremlin’s economic policy, announced that he will be leaving the country...
The Kremlin thinks that the massive protests rocking a Balkan nation are an outside job to hurt Russia
The Republic of Macedonia has been rocked by an intense political crisis over the last few days — and Russia thinks it’s an outside job. Tens of thousands of Macedonians rallied on May 17 following the release of alleged covert recordings of the government, which show them planning to rig votes and covering-up a murder. On the next day,...
EU, ex-Soviet states meet in Putin’s shadow
Warsaw (AFP) – European Union leaders and six ex-Soviet states hold a summit Thursday focussed on the bloc’s Eastern Partnership project, which was designed to bolster mutual ties but has been undermined by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.The number one question at the two-day meeting in the Latvian capital Riga will be how the...
Kiev shows off captured ‘Russian soldiers’ to media
Kiev (AFP) – Kiev on Tuesday showed off two purported Russian soldiers it captured during a gun battle in the separatist east that Ukraine’s pro-Western leadership says proves the Kremlin’s direct involvement in the war.The two wounded men — recovering in a Kiev military hospital under the guard of masked state security...
SUPERPOWER: Ian Bremmer explains America’s choices in the ‘period of geopolitical creative destruction’
Washington hasn’t had a defined foreign policy strategy for the last quarter-century, but now it’s time for America to take a look at the options and make a choice, argues Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer in his new book, “Superpower.” During the Cold War, America had a defined policy — and everybody knew what it was....
