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ting much in the way of access, trade or aid with Europe. But let's not persist in believing that Moscow's moves have been strategically brilliant. Vladimir Putin must have watched with extreme frustration in February as a pro-Russian government was toppled and Ukraine was slipping from his grasp. After the

was slipping from his grasp. After the Olympics ended, he acted swiftly, sending his forces into Crimea. It was a blunder. In taking over Crimea, Putin has lost Ukraine. Since 1991, Russia has influenced Ukraine through pro-Russian politicians who were bribed by Moscow to listen to its diktats. Tha

oscow's moves have been strategically brilliant. Vladimir Putin must have watched with extreme frustration

cle 5. NYT Egypt's Ancient Snark Alaa Al Aswany Article 6. Al Monitor The Saudi pivot to Asia Bruce Riedel Article 7. NYT The Deepest Self David Brooks Arncic 1. The Washington Post Why (this time) Obama must lead Fareed Zakaria March 14 -- The crisis in Ukraine was produced by two sets of blund

recent wave of protests and uprisings against autocrats is seeing stuff you never imagined see — like, in Moscow last week, when some opponents of Vladimir Putin's decision to become president again, for possibly 12 more years, hung a huge yellow banner on a rooftop facing the Kremlin with Putin's face covered

of Vladimir Putin's decision to become president again, for possibly 12 more years, hung a huge yellow banner on a rooftop facing the Kremlin with Putin's face covered by a big X, next to the words "Putin Go Away" in Russian. The sheer brazenness of such protests and the anger at Prime Minister Put

ike, in Moscow last week, when some opponents of Vladimir Putin's decision to become president again, for

t, and there is no doubt of his willingness to endure withering castigation for his own views. In return, he skewers many people — Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Michael Mandelbaum, Judith Miller, Leon Wieseltier, Michael Ignatieff, myself included — for being ignorant at best and willing dupes of power at

curity Strategy Julianne Smith & Jacob Stokes Article 5. Al Monitor Egypt caught between Russia and Saudi Arabia Mahmoud Salem Article 6. NYT Putin forces us to reconsider poor Neville Chamberlain Richard Cohen Article 7. NYT Books The Jews, a History in So Many, Many Words Dwight Garner NY

Lee Smith March 10, 2014 -- Who's surprised that the Obama administration, evolved, urbane and forward-looking, is having a hard time dealing with Vladimir Putin's unreconstructed Cold War mentality in Ukraine? "We're hoping that Russia will not see this as sort of a continuation of the Cold War," John Kerry s

ward-looking, is having a hard time dealing with Vladimir Putin's unreconstructed Cold War mentality in Ukr

ffice of Tetje Rod-Larsen Subject: March 11 update Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:33:38 +0000 11 March, 2014 Article I. NYT The Leaderless Doctrine David Brooks Article 2. National Interest Post-Imperial Blues Robert A. Manning, James Clad Article 3. The Weekly Standard Strike Syria - It would send a m

t wave of protests and uprisings against autocrats is seeing stuff you never imagined you'd see — like, in Moscow last week, when some opponents of Vladimir Putin's decision to become president again, for possibly 12 more years, hung a huge yellow banner on a rooftop facing the Kremlin with Putin's face covere

of Vladimir Putin's decision to become president again, for possibly 12 more years, hung a huge yellow banner on a rooftop facing the Kremlin with Putin's face covered by a big X, next to the words "Putin Go Away" in Russian. The sheer brazenness of such protests and the anger at Prime Minister Put

ike, in Moscow last week, when some opponents of Vladimir Putin's decision to become president again, for

t, and there is no doubt of his willingness to endure withering castigation for his own views. In return, he skewers many people — Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Michael Mandelbaum, Judith Miller, Leon Wieseltier, Michael Ignatieff, myself included — for being ignorant at best and willing dupes of power at

's The Difference..=804, As such, the inspiration of that reference today for me is Joh= Feffer's recent article in the Huffington Post t=tled — Is Putin Really as Foolish as We Are'?. Because you would think that after its own disastrous nine year wa= that resulted in almost 15, 000 Soviet deaths an

re than 53,000 wounde=, then watching the United States and its allies make the same folly for e=ually ridiculous reasons, one would think that even Vladimir Putinife=99s might be reluctant to enter into another war not directly on Russia4,=804,s borders. But then Richard Nixon, another Cold=Warrior, as we

least according to rece=t reports. Except that the success that anti-Assad forces have had w=th anti-tank missiles helped persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to =ntervene on the side of the Syrian government to forestall checkmate and p=olong stalemate. Since Putin is Russian, chess has been the go-to me

vative ideology. Reagan brain truster James Pinkerton wrot= of a "new paradigm" that would accept the need for=government but make it more flexible. David Brooks and Bill Kristol =ailed for "national greatness conservatism" in the =radition of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. A more populist alternative=was offer

we don't need are leaders who believe that because they were able to bully state unions was evidence that they can successfully deal with ISIS and Putin, as well as bring peace to the Middle East and Ukraine. And as Chris Cillizza wrote in The Washington Post: "Memo to Scott Walker: Islamic State *

cracy as it easily lead to new fertile grounds for more terrorists. Also remember one persons terrorist is another person's freedom fighter. I watch David Brooks on PBS Newshour describing how Iran funds terrorist who kill American soldiers. But lets think about that - because the only American soldiers that

in the Russian Revolution (with the exception of Vladimir Lenin) were all in their thirties or younger. So

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