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Vox Populi with Kateryna Grushenko What do you think of the way government authorities are reacting to the flu epidemic?
Nov 5, 2009 at 21:07 | Kateryna Grushenko
Jamestown Foundation: Electoral populism in Ukraine prevails over economic wisdom Pavel Korduban writes:Electoral populism clearly prevails over economic wisdom in Ukraine ahead of the presidential election. Consequently, the IMF faces a difficult choice. If Ukraine does not receive the loan tranche expected in the middle of November, its national currency, which lost some 40 percent of its value in late 2008 and early 2009, will again fall making economic recovery slower and more painful. If the IMF turns a blind eye to Kyiv’s failure to abide by its conditions, the IMF’s prestige will suffer and Ukraine’s finances will be further unbalanced prompting it to seek additional international loans, including from the IMF. Read the story here.
Nov 5, 2009 at 07:41
Jamestown Foundation opinion: Foreign policy priorities of presidential candidate Victor Yanukovych Taras Kuzio writes:Victor Yanukovych was put forward as a presidential candidate at the congress of the Party of Regions on Oct. 23 (www.partyofregions.org.ua, Oct. 23). Yanukovych’s foreign policy can be gauged from several policies that he and his party have previously supported and the content of his Jan. 17 election program “Ukraine For the People!” (www.yanukovych.com.ua, October 28). Read the story here.
Nov 4, 2009 at 09:25
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
Mikhail Gorbachev writes: Too many European politicians do not want a level playing field with Russia. They want one side to be a teacher or prosecutor and the other, Russia, to be a student or defendant. Russia will not accept this model. It wants to be understood; simply put, it wants to be treated as an equal partner. Read the opinion here.
Nov 2, 2009 at 23:48
Anders Aslund writes:Russia’s relations with its neighbors are worse than ever, and this is particularly true among the former Soviet republics. On Oct. 9, the Commonwealth of Independent States held its annual summit in Chisinau. The Nezavisimaya Gazeta headline said it all: “Summit in 30 Minutes. CIS Leaders Had Nothing to Tell One Another.” Read the opinion here.
Nov 1, 2009 at 20:26