Tag / Russia
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Western Inaction Rubs Salt into a Fresh Syrian Wound
Have we finally reached a tipping point? The most recent government massacre of civilians in Houla, Syria, has been perhaps the most audacious yet, leaving 108 dead–including 49 children. Eyewitness accounts are heart wrenching. How long will this state-sponsored violence go on with little more than a rap across the knuckles of Syrian President Bashar…
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The End of the Putin Era?
The recent protests in Russia against the allegedly rigged December 4th parliamentary elections mark the end of an era. Since rising to power in 1999, Vladimir Putin’s high domestic approval ratings have been immune to the criticism of his undemocratic policies. Putin provided the Russian people with the economic growth and political stability they desired,…
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Pulled from Both Sides
Torn between two worlds, Ukraine’s leaders imprison a political rival.
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A Necessary Evil?
It would seem that after months of peaceful protests followed by brute attacks on civilians by the Syrian military, international pressure would be mounting against the Assad regime. But as the casualties grow, international pressure rarely yields more than a strong urge for Al-Assad to pursue reform. Most of the international community wants him gone,…
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His Manliness, Vladimir Putin
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was scheduled to attend this week’s edition of Talking Heads with Taka Yamaguchi, but shortly before the scheduled interview, he was invited to the birthday party of a certain 18-year old Neapolitan beauty who is known to call Mr. Berlusconi “papi” (look it up if you don’t believe me). Evidently,…
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Russia, Poland Face Strange Times
A key Russian Federal judge was publicly murdered this morning, in what was the latest in a series of strange but significant events to affect the country these last few weeks. First was the Metro bombing in late March, in which Chechen rebels killed several dozen civilians. Then, president Obama secured an unexpected agreement from…
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Learn to Love the Bomb
Japan in 1945.. The nuclear age begins when America uses the first atom bombs, Fat Man and Little Boy, on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing World War II to an end. Nearly a decade of physics research and development pays off. For a brief period, the US appears to reign as the…
