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A display of supremacy In December 2011, members of the Russian opposition obtained video evidence of ballot stuffing committed by operatives from Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in that month's parliamentary elections. A series of unusu- ally large protests ensued. Putin weathered the furor and went on t

n authoritarians. Again, Russia has taken the lead, with the state's asser- tion of authority over history textbooks and the process, encouraged by Putin, of reassessing the historical role of Joseph Stalin. • The hiring of political consultants and lobbyists from democratic countries to represent t

hinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing. 2016. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

/2016/07/02/opinionfin-venezuelalpolitical.prisoners-as-pawns.html. 3. Albaraa Abdullah, 'Egypt Fills Its Prisons, But Don't Worry, It'll Make More,' Al-Monitor, February 3, 2016, I-dixt/www al•monitoc rnm/mdsetnriginaIeJ2016/02/agyot-ardhnritias•nrisnn•frees-speech-sisi Iwol. 4. 'Bahrain: in Annual Report

nder Gershom Gorenberg Article 4. Al-Monitor Iran resumes monetary aid to Hamas Adnan Abu Amer Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen Article 6. BBC The deep discord bedevilling the Arab world Gerald Butt Article 7. Asharq Al Awsat Diverting the

theirs. A case in point is the Saudi offer to pay for the $2-billion to $3-billion arms package Egypt is seeking from the Russians. At a time when Putin needs to pay a price for flouting international norms in Crimea, this is hardly the time to be offering funds for Russian arms. Even from their own

Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen Article 6.

onal Interest Lebanon's Next Flashpoint Nicholas Saidel Article 3. American Prospect Disrespecting Your Defender Gershom Gorenberg Article 4. Al-Monitor Iran resumes monetary aid to Hamas Adnan Abu Amer Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen

peration takes place. To make more headway, America, Europe and Russia must interact in new and more realistic ways. The Russia ruled by President Vladimir Putin is carving out a distinct Eurasian, not European, identity. It is not the democratic Russia for which the West hoped after the Soviet collapse two

ut a distinct Eurasian, not European, identity. It is not the democratic Russia for which the West hoped after the Soviet collapse two decades ago. Putin's Russia relies on centralized authority, nationalism, and energy exports. It draws strength from control of a vast landmass and transport linking

re realistic ways. The Russia ruled by President Vladimir Putin is carving out a distinct Eurasian, not Eu

nian DNA Ataollah Mohajerani Article 4. The National Interest How to Handle Russia Denis Corboy, William Courtney, Kenneth Yalowitz Article 5. Al-Monitor Why Palestinians Should Not Recognize Israel as Jewish State Nabeel Kassis Article 6. The American Interest A New Grand Strategy in the Middle

cal foe," or Obama's oversold "reset" with Moscow. The significant difference is that if Obama is reelected, he will seek to strike a new deal with Vladimir Putin to significantly cut the U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles. To do that, he acknowledged last March, he will have to compromise with Putin on U.S.

ladimir Putin to significantly cut the U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles. To do that, he acknowledged last March, he will have to compromise with Putin on U.S. and NATO plans for missile defense; in what he thought was a private aside, he told then-President Dmitry Medvedev that "after my election,

eelected, he will seek to strike a new deal with Vladimir Putin to significantly cut the U.S. and Russian

Ways to Restrain Iran David e. Sanger and Eric Schmitt Article 4. Guardian Barack Obama: the president who fell to earth Editorial Article 5. Al-Monitor Morsi's Trip Reveals Clues to Egypt's Evolving Foreign Policy- Translated from Al-Khaleej (U.A.E.) Article 6. The Economist Russia and Islam: Th

oast a combined GDP of $32 trillion, versus the SCO nations' combined $10 trillion. So why did Erdogan announce that he had told Russian President Vladimir Putin that if Turkey were allowed to join SCO "we will forget about the EU"? Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped that bomb on Jan. 25. With Turk

urkish hopes for the EU membership diminishing, he declared the SCO to be a viable alternative to the European Union . "I said to Russian President Vladimir Putin,`You tease us, saying, `what [is Turkey] doing in the EU?' Now I tease you: Include us in the Shanghai Five and we will forget about the EU."'

unce that he had told Russian President Vladimir Putin that if Turkey were allowed to join SCO "we will

nmasked Thomas E. Donilon Article 2. The National Interest Why Doesn't Europe Think Hezbollah Is a Terror Group? Benjamin Weinthal Article 3. Al-Monitor Kerry Puts Middle East First Geoffrey Aronson Article, 4 The National Interest Mr. Erdogan Goes to Shanghai Ariel Cohen Article 5. The Diplom

ern authoritarians. Again, Russia has taken the lead, with the state's asser- tion of authority over history textbooks and the process, encouraged by Putin, of reassessing the historical role of Joseph Stalin. ¢ The hiring of political consultants and lobbyists from democratic countries to represent th

represent undue interference in their domestic affairs and a violation of national pre- rogatives. 3. Dictatorship of law: Initially articulated by Vlad- imir Putin, this phrase has come to signify the adoption of laws that are so vaguely written as to www.freedomhouse.org HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019241 --- PAGE BREAK

o cast ballots than it is for Hungarian citizens who are tempo- rarily working in Europe or elsewhere. ¢ Asa matter of high priority, both Orban and Pu- tin have secured domination over the judiciary with the goal of removing its role as a check on their power. ‘Law and Justice’ in Poland Like Hungary,

ernment. ls Orban a Central European version of Putin? Orban's domestic critics have often compared his governing style to that of Russian president Vladimir Putin. On the surface, the comparison seems unfair. Hungary is still rated Free by Freedom House. It still has genuine opposition parties, however we