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    Is the Cold War Coming Back? Hardly
    Jun30

    Is the Cold War Coming Back? Hardly

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 20:00 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    With an aggressive Russian policy in Ukraine, Crimea and the Baltic States and Putin’s announcement that Russia would add more than 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) to its nuclear arsenal, there is much talk — most recently by Secretary of State John Kerry — of the “new Cold War.” This ignores a simple...

    Investigators still have no suspects in downing of MH17
    Jun30

    Investigators still have no suspects in downing of MH17

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 19:00 (EEST) Section: CNS News (USA)

    ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch prosecutor leading an international criminal investigation into the downing last year of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine’s battlefields said Tuesday the probe has not yet identified specific suspects for possible prosecution, but that he is optimistic it will ultimately be a success....

    Canada extends sanctions against Russia
    Jun30

    Canada extends sanctions against Russia

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 18:31 (EEST) Section: United Press International (USA)

    Ed AdamczykOTTAWA, June 30 (UPI) — Canada said it would expand economic sanctions against Russia over Russian involvement in Ukraine and Crimea, and retaliatory sanctions announced last week. …read more Source: United Press...

    How to Write About World War III
    Jun30

    How to Write About World War III

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 18:31 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    A Chinese ship steams through the southern Indian Ocean. (Greg Wood / Reuters) One of us first fought World War III from the backseat of a station wagon headed toward Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For the other, it was at an island cabin on the Puget Sound waters of Washington state. We wouldn’t meet for another couple decades, but like...

    Russia vs China: The Conflict in Washington Over Who Should Lead America’s Enemies List
    Jun30

    Russia vs China: The Conflict in Washington Over Who Should Lead America’s Enemies List

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 18:31 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Cross-posted with TomDispatch.comAmerica’s grand strategy, its long-term blueprint for advancing national interests and countering major adversaries, is in total disarray. Top officials lurch from crisis to crisis, improvising strategies as they go, but rarely pursuing a consistent set of policies. Some blame this indecisiveness on a lack...

    Ukraine to Creditors: Do Your Worst
    Jun30

    Ukraine to Creditors: Do Your Worst

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 18:00 (EEST) Section: The American Interest (USA)

    Ukrainian delegates, IMF staff, and representatives of foreign creditors led by the Franklin Templeton group are to meet in Washington today. As it mulls its economic options, Kiev has clearly been listening to Bob Dylan, who wrote that “When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose.”Ukraine will be arguing that it just doesn’t...

    This German entrepreneur just patented the word ‘Grexit’ for a vodka drink
    Jun30

    This German entrepreneur just patented the word ‘Grexit’ for a vodka drink

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 17:46 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    German entrepreneur Uwe Dahlhoff has trademarked the term “Grexit” — used to refer to the possible Greek exit from the eurozone — and plans to use it to market a new vodka drink. The 47-year-old from Hamm, western Germany, has mocked up labels for the new Grexit drink featuring a sad looking Angela Merkel in the background and Greek...

    Investigators still have no suspects in downing of MH17
    Jun30

    Investigators still have no suspects in downing of MH17

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 16:45 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch prosecutor leading an international criminal investigation into the downing last year of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine’s battlefields said Tuesday the probe has not yet identified specific suspects for possible prosecution, but that he is optimistic it will ultimately be a success. Earlier...

    Ukraine’s NATO Entrance Amid Russian Aggression ‘At Least 6-7 Years’ Away, Poroshenko Says
    Jun30

    Ukraine’s NATO Entrance Amid Russian Aggression ‘At Least 6-7 Years’ Away, Poroshenko Says

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 16:16 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    It will take several years of work and a nationwide referendum for Ukraine to meet the minimum standards required to join the NATO military alliance, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday. Ukraine is one of several Eastern European nations whose leaders have broached the possibility of joining NATO amid an increase in Russian military...

    Ukraine office to help prospective immigrants to Israel prove Jewishness
    Jun30

    Ukraine office to help prospective immigrants to Israel prove Jewishness

    Tuesday, June 30 , 2015 - 14:45 (EEST) Section: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (USA)

    (JTA) – Rabbis from Israel and Ukraine opened an office in eastern Ukraine that will help prospective immigrants to Israel prove they are Jewish. The office, which opened last week in Dnepropetrovsk, aims to facilitate the process for people who seek to immigrate to Israel under its Law of Return for Jews and their kin and is the joint initiative...