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ation for rulers to hold on to power indefinitely in order to keep a large share of the wealth for themselves. That is what has happened in Russia. Vladimir Putin has made Russia less democratic, restricting liberties and limiting the Russian public's control over its government. Oil wealth gives Putin not on

adimir Putin has made Russia less democratic, restricting liberties and limiting the Russian public's control over its government. Oil wealth gives Putin not only the incentive but also the means to retain power: He, and others in his position, can bribe the populace with generous welfare benefits in

themselves. That is what has happened in Russia. Vladimir Putin has made Russia less democratic, restricti

r Death of Peace Process with Palestinians Because of Continuous Breaking of Agreements Uri Avnery Article 5. The American Interest BRIC Bust? Michael Mandelbaum Ankle I. NYT Focusing America's Attention on Asia Carol Giacomo April 20, 2014 -- Sydney, Australia — Raise the subject of President Obama's A

was overshadowed by news that Russian president Vladimir Putin called Obama in his Riyadh hotel to discus

rences, and this meeting didn't solve them," he says. President Obama's meeting with King Abdullah was overshadowed by news that Russian president Vladimir Putin called Obama in his Riyadh hotel to discuss the Ukraine crisis. What do we know about the two-hour meeting that was held at the king's palace outsi

till couldn't find Ukraine on a map. Said Vladimir Putin, `Soon nobody will." For self-reinforcement, the op-ed pages are full of the argument that Putin's seizure of Crimea signals a return of either traditional 19th-century power politics or the Cold War — and anyone who thought globalization had

e year, which is more than in all of 2013." Putin didn't miss that. For reinforcement, I'd point to the very original take on this story offered by Michael Mandelbaum, the Johns Hopkins foreign policy expert whose new book, "The Road to Global Prosperity," argues that while global economics does not eliminate geo

ate end to Russo-Chinese collusion, nor does it obviate the need for Washington to pursue pragmatic policies designed to avert such a partnership. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will continue to seek common ground, if only as a result of their shared discomfort in an international system built and maintained

gion's Chinese population amidst Russian decline may place the other in a bind, with nationalist pressure setting constraints on compromise. While Putin and Xi grip and grin, the demographic EFTA_R1_00441208 EFTA01964460 time-bomb between them is ticking—and if it goes off, a shared suspicion of

c policies designed to avert such a partnership. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will continue to seek commo

. During the cold war, American foreign EFTA_R1_00441188 EFTA01964440 policy "was all about how we affect the external behavior of states," said Michael Mandelbaum, the Johns Hopkins University foreign affairs expert. We were ready to overlook the internal behavior of states, both because we needed them as al