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New Ukraine-Russia gas dispute unlikely Jason Bush of Reuters writes:As New Year approaches, Russia and Ukraine are once again squabbling over gas. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine is again at risk of defaulting on its payments for Russian gas. Despite sharp rhetoric and increasing tensions, another major bust-up seems unlikely this time.
Nov 3, 2009 at 21:39
Russia's revenues from oil and natural gas are enabling its aggressive and often anti-Western foreign policy. Russia's falling economic performance has toned down Russia's rhetoric, but has not drastically changed Russia's foreign policy narrative, which remains decidedly anti- status quo and implicitly anti-American. The U.S. needs to devise incentives for steps that facilitate Russia's integration into global markets, but deny benefits if Russia continues to pursue anti-American policies or refuses to enact the needed changes. Read the opinion here.
Nov 3, 2009 at 08:19
Global Research: Learn the truth about the H1N1 flu pandemic Global Research has a series of articles that argues the H1N1 swine flu pandemic involves manipulating data to justify a worldwide public health emergency. Read the opinions here.
Nov 3, 2009 at 08:00
Global Research: Color-coded revolutions and the origins of World War III Andrew Gavin Marshall writes:Following United States' geo-strategy in what Zbigniew Brzezinski termed the “global Balkans,” the US government has worked closely with major NGOs to “promote democracy” and “freedom” in former Soviet republics, playing a role behind the scenes in fomenting what are termed “colour revolutions,” which install US and Western-friendly puppet leaders to advance the interests of the West, both economically and strategically. Read the story here.
Nov 3, 2009 at 07:53
The Harvard Crimson: Tough on swine flu The Ukrainian government’s response to H1N1 is excessive. Read the opinion here.
Nov 3, 2009 at 07:31