Suppose…

“My point is, if another country does to us what we do to others, we’re not going to like it very much. So I would say that maybe we ought to consider a golden rule – in foreign policy. Don’t do to other nations what we don’t want to have them do to us” ~ Ron Paul

Putin: Democracy and the quality of our state…

In a newspaper article Vladimir Putin describes on the evolution and the future of democratic institutions in Russia. Read the full Kommersant Daily article by Vladimir Putin below. Society cannot have sustainable development without a viable state, and, conversely, genuine democracy is an indispensable condition for building a state that serves the interests of society.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Explains Russia’s Veto on Syria Resolution in UN…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday explained why Russia had vetoed a resolution on Syria in the UN Security Council, saying that without Russia’s latest amendments, the draft would be unilateral and would harm Syria if adopted. Veto-wielding UN Security Council members Russia and China on Saturday blocked the Morocco-proposed draft resolution on Syria

“Europe needs a peace pact”: Sergey Lavrov delivered a foreign policy thesis at the Munich Security Conference…

Violation of international law by NATO threatens the world order, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Minister also proposed to conclude a “peace pact for Europe”, suggesting that this may serve as a starting basis, as he pointed out that the issue of European missile defense threatens to divide the branches of European civilization…

The Conundrum of Iran…

This story by Leonid Savin, political scientist, Strategic Culture Foundation expert, was published in International Affairs magazine. The EU oil embargo recently slapped on Iran and the threats voiced by the US and other Western countries to come up with further sanctions against the country led watchers to conclude that an armed conflict between Iran