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toff Article 4. Washington Post Existential Crisis for Obama Too David Ignatius Article 5. The American Interest Strategy after Crimea Playing Putin's Game Walter Russell Mead Article 6. NYT Egypt's Enduring Passion for Soccer Alaa Al Aswany _ Article 7. WSJ Book Review: 'Temptations of Pow

pril 16, 2014 -- As President Obama looks at the Ukraine crisis, he sees an asymmetry of interests: Simply put, the future of Ukraine means more to Vladimir Putin's Russia than it does to the U.S. or Europe. For Putin, this is an existential crisis; for the West, so far, it isn't -- as the limited U.S. and Euro

the Kremlin aims to repeat the process, and from President Putin's desk it must look as if many of the pieces for

e point to the intelligence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Game Theory and encourage others to beat

the game as Hosni Mubarak was. He always attended the national team's matches and was often seen yelling advice to the players. His sons, Alaa and Gamal, fraternized with Egypt's top players. Mr. Mubarak's propaganda machine made sure that before a match, supporters were treated to patriotic songs a

pport: Would they want to sacrifice the lifestyle and opportunities that they have grown accustomed to in order to take active measures against the Putin government? But that calculation only works if there is a growing economy that promises opportunity, highlighting a possible trigger for unrest in

of telecommunications, various governments have submitted proposals aimed at facilitating government censorship of the Internet. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been open about his desire to use the ITU "to establish international control" over the Internet, thereby superseding EFTA00713331 current ar

nt censorship of the Internet. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been open about his desire to use the I

rowing disputes about political succession prior to the outbreak of protests. Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's efforts to install his son Gamal as his heir apparent aroused significant opposition from different quarters in the Egyptian power structure, especially the military. In Libya, fac

s a respecter of reality." Ford concluded that subjecting the former president to a criminal trial would be too destabilizing for the country. When Vladimir Putin became president of Russia, he offered an even more extensive pardon to his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, as well as to Yeltsin's family, citing simi

too destabilizing for the country. When Vladimir Putin became president of Russia, he offered an even m

would be too destabilizing for the country. When Vladimir Putin became president of Russia, he offered an

's Fate Could Resonate Beyond Egypt Nikolas Gvosdev 22 Apr 2011 -- Six months ago, Hosni Mubarak was the unchallenged ruler of Egypt, and his son Gamal was generally assumed to be the heir-apparent -- a modernizer and reformer waiting in the wings. Today, Mubarak pore is detained in hospital, while

be no international consensus, no mandate from the Security Council, for forceful action in defense of the Syrian people. Everything we know about Putin suggests that he will never acquiesce in a popular uprising against an authoritarian government. The Annan mission is plainly futile, except in ma

at "the best and brightest" could be found in Egypt's young officer corps. One of the reasons, besides anti-dynastic feelings, that Mubarak's son, Gamal, was not acceptable as his successor was his lack of military credentials. It would appear that while the military is willing to defer to a civili