A declaration of defeat by NATO…

Geidar Jemal, chairman of the Islamic Council of Russia: First, I think that the NATO declaration about its readiness to prolong the bombings of Libya for some 90 days is a sign of weakness, because previously I remember they were telling us about their readiness to bomb as long as necessary. Now limiting the bombings […]

Coffee and Russia and China and Energy…

I was sipping that great cup of coffee this morning and doing some thinking’s on what I have watched developed during the last year between Russia and China. It has been a low key development and the Russian news has been giving tidbits of information about the energy plans being geared toward China by Russia. […]

The Broken Reset and Russia…

Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’: Another Lost Opportunity? By Stephen F. Cohen Obama’s decision to base his Russia policy on a partnership with the presumed “liberal” Medvedev, in the hope of promoting his political fortunes over Putin’s, has further limited support for the reset in Moscow. (Like the US media, Obama and his advisers continue to denigrate […]