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Russia Warns Its Citizens Of Traveling To U.S.
MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry has warned its citizens traveling abroad of the risks posed by U.S. law enforcement bodies and special services, which it said were hunting for Russians around the world. In a statement on Friday it also accused Washington of kidnapping Russians, citing cases such as that of...
Russian Parliament Passes Law To Shut Down ‘Undesirable’ NGOs
MOSCOW, May 19 (Reuters) – The Russian parliament’s lower chamber adopted on Tuesday a law barring foreign and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the country if they are deemed to pose a threat to Russia’s constitutional order, defense or security. The law further increases pressure on NGOs after Russia...
Whatever Happened to the BRICs?
When James O’Neil of Goldman Sachs invented the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) in 2001, many were excited that these nations would lead and transform the global economy. For the next few years the BRICs appeared to fulfill his prophecy. China’s GDP spurted ahead at 10 percent per year while Russia and India doubled their GDP in...
Chechen Teen Bride Scandal Puts Putin In Bind
MOSCOW (AP) — The groom is approaching 50, a silver-haired boss in the Chechen strongman’s feared police force. The bride is 17, a shy beauty reportedly devastated at the idea of wedding a man nearly three times her age. Many Russians expressed outrage over the nuptials, causing a firestorm in the media and putting Chechen leader Ramzan...
As We Reflect on VE-day, Beware the Sin of Omission
Last week saw citizens around the world celebrating VE-day, with this year marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Yet, as we remember those who gave their all to ensure our freedoms and liberties, let us also guard against clever appropriations of the memory of blood and sacrifice for political ends. Victory Day Parade in Red...
Two Russian Troops Captured While Fighting In Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Russian soldiers captured while fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine are being transported to the capital, Kiev, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Monday. The Russians were wounded and taken prisoner near the front line town of Shchastia in the Luhansk region on Sunday, Ukrainian officials reported. Russia-backed...
Why Venezuela’s Economy Is Such A Disaster
Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. Today, we speak with Chris Sabatini about the politics behind Venezuela’s unusual economic policies and why the Obama administration is facing a backlash for sanctioning Venezuelan officials accused of abusing human rights....
Weekend Roundup: Is the Information Age the Age of Non-Communication?
Facebook has become the world’s publishing Leviathan with 1.4 billion users — a cyberpopulation the size of China. Never before have so many of like mind and sympathetic bent been able to connect with each other. Yet, by slotting what is shared through algorithm and personalization into silos of the similar, few boundaries beyond the...
The Decline of the United States
I was privy recently to a thought-provoking inside analysis of American foreign policy. A highly respected Harvard professor, who is advisor to the Washington establishment, told a small intimate audience, off the record, that one of America’s fears is that Russia, China, and Germany will form a political and economic alliance. Such an...
Nadiya Savchenko’s Letters from Prison, Part 5
The epilogue–for now–of our publication of the prison writings of Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot abducted by pro-Russian separatists on June 18, 2014, and illegally detained in Putin’s prisons ever since. More than ever, we are tempted to adapt the appeal that Michelle Obama embraced on behalf of the Nigerian girls...
