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Tag Archives: putin
Has Russia gone back to sleep?
By Georgy Satarov Advent of a new generation unshackled by Soviet habits has given the country a chance for reform In just six months, from the end of September 2011 to March 2012, Russia was transformed. The state’s gradual decomposition … read more
Sharia in Moscow
“You think that we are coming here as foreigners, but we believe that we are at home here and maybe you are the foreigners. We will make those laws that suit us, whether you like it or not, and any … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
Tagged afria travel, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khasavov, Moscow, news, putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, Russia, Sharia, South Africa, travel to africa, United States, Vladimir Putin
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Privilege to Conduct Independent Foreign Policy
Elena PONOMAREVA No matter how popular common human values, «global management» and other stereotypes are, a foreign policy of a sovereign state has always been and is still based on its own national interests and national security vision. Not many … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues, News
Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Arab Spring, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, International Republican Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Non-governmental organization, putin, Russia, United States Agency for International Development, Vladimir Putin
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Putin For Life?
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin coasted to a third presidential term in elections held on Sunday amid widespread accusationsof voter fraud. He previously served two terms as president from 2000 to 2008 but was barred by law from seeking a … read more
Putin claims victory in Russian election
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in Russia’s presidential election. With tears rolling down his cheeks at a victory rally on Sunday, Putin said the Russian people had clearly rejected the attempts of unidentified enemies to “destroy Russia’s statehood … read more
Posted in World News
Tagged Gennady Zyuganov, Mikhail Prokhorov, Moscow, putin, Russia, Russians, Sergey Mironov, Vladimir Putin
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Putin’s Pre-Election Ploy
With Russia’s presidential election mere days away, the government of Vladimir Putin is pulling out all the stops to bolster Putin’s tattered domestic image. Putin’s latest stunt comes courtesy of Russia’s government-run Channel One television channel. On Monday, the channel … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
Tagged Africa news, African news, Dokka Umarov, Doku Umarov, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Moscow, Odessa, putin, Russia, United States, Vladimir Putin
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‘Time’ and the Incredible Shrinking Brain
In its latest edition the US magazine Time did its own bit of pre-election ranting about Russia and Putin with its cover story “Russia’s Incredible Shrinking Prime Minister.” The message is in the subhead which reads: “His grip on power … read more
Posted in America, Global Issues
Tagged Africa news, African news, Facebook, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Moscow, putin, Russia, Russians, time, United States, Vladimir Putin
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Putin: Democracy in making
Democracy in the West has been long in making and we cannot point on a single person in any of the countries whom we would credit for having brought about democracy. We can only look at a long, and troublesome, … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
Tagged Gorbachev, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mikhail Gorbachev, Moscow, putin, Russia, Russians, Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin
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Threats to the U.S. as viewed by the country’s intelligence
Leonid SAVIN On January 31, James Clapper, chief of the United States Intelligence Community (IC), presented a report on the threats America is to face in the future. The United States Intelligence Community is not a single organization but a … read more
Putin and the Politics of Anti-Americanism
When Russia joined China this weekend in vetoing a U.S.-backed resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, it was more than a gambit to protect a fellow authoritarian regime and a lucrative market for Russian arms. The … read more
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Tagged Bashar Al-Assad, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Michael McFaul, Moscow, putin, Russia, Russians, United States, Vladimir Putin
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Western Media bias and Russian demonstrations
So, there are a few people demonstrating on Russia’s streets, shouting Russia without Putin (Rossiya bez Putina), among other things, a soundbite picked up on by a western press hungry for catch-phrases against the Kremlin. Interesting. Maybe the USA and … read more
Killing of Gaddafi was repulsive, Says Russian Prime Minister
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has given an incendiary TV interview accusing protest organisers of working to weaken Russia on orders from the West. Putin, whose authority has been rocked by recent demonstrations against alleged vote fraud, told a call-in … read more
WikiLeaks Assange to write memoir for $1.5 million: report
WikiLeaks founder Julian Asssange has told the British Sunday Times that he will write his memoirs as part of a book deal worth up to 1 million pounds (1.5 million dollars). Mr. Assange, who is currently under a form of … read more
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Asia, Ban Ki-moon, breaking news, civilians deaths, David Petraeus, Espionage, Fallujah, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, internet censorship, Iran, Iraq, Iraq United States relations, Iraq War, Middle East, national security, News local news, political-news, Politics of Iraq, putin, Saudi Arabia, Say'ūn, security, Silvio Berlusconi, Tehran, U.S, United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Putin, War Conflict, Web 2.0, Whistleblowing, Wikileaks, World news, World Wide Web, Yemen, Yemeni
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10 Most Shocking Secrets From the WikiLeaks Files
The whistleblower has released its much-anticipated Iraq War logs, a massive trove of nearly 400,000 files that constitute the biggest leak of military secrets in U.S. history. From unreported cases of torture to a potential coverup involving the imprisoned American … read more
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Asia, Ban Ki-moon, breaking news, David Petraeus, Espionage, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, internet censorship, national security, News local news, political-news, putin, Saudi Arabia, Say'ūn, security, Silvio Berlusconi, U.S, United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Putin, Web 2.0, Whistleblowing, Wikileaks, World news, World Wide Web, Yemen, Yemeni
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The 9 Most Shocking WikiLeaks Secrets
The whistleblower’s latest document dump exposes Saudi Arabia’s plot against Iran, a corrupt Afghan’s $52 million payday, Putin and Berlusconi’s “bromance,” and more. See nine of the most startling details. 1. Yemen Takes the Fall for U.S. Drones Leaked documents … read more
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Asia, Ban Ki-moon, breaking news, David Petraeus, Espionage, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, internet censorship, national security, News local news, political-news, putin, Saudi Arabia, Say'ūn, security, Silvio Berlusconi, U.S, United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Putin, Web 2.0, Whistleblowing, Wikileaks, World news, World Wide Web, Yemen, Yemeni
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