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Gorbachev at 90. Last Soviet leader divides opinion in Lithuania 42 Mikhail Gorbachev in Vilnius in 1990 / AP The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is championed in the West for ending the Cold War, but in Lithuania his legacy is more controversial, not least for his role in the January 1991 crackdown. Mikhail Gorbachev celebrated his 90th birthday on Tuesday. In Lithuania, the architect of Glasnost and Perestroika is mostly remembered as the leader under whose rule the Soviet army sent tank...

He had served on the board of Amtrak, the train his father famously rode to work every day, became senior vice president of MBNA, a bank that was a top contributor to Joe Biden’s Senate campaigns, and was appointed to the board of  the National Democratic Institute, which pushed for regime change in Ukraine before the Maidan Square protests. In December 2015, when Vice President Biden again visited Ukraine, he gave an ultimatumto now-President Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk ...

Advertisement An Iran-Russia naval exercise — which Iran claims India has also joined — is underway in the northern Indian Ocean since February 16. According to a media report quoting the deputy commander of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Gholamreza Tahani, “The exercise we are conducting with Russia is so flexible that not only one other country, but several others could join in later if they wish to do so.” The Al Jazeera report noted that the exercise will cover an area of 17,000 squ...

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Review: Scotland on Sunday.) His bold, panoramic and highly readable book is often a page-turner...Worlds at War is hard to put down. ( Amy Chua The Scotsman) Pagdens narrative is engagingly written and always interesting. ( Literary review, John Gray) If you are going to read only one book on the Manichean struggle between East and West, this is the book ( Efraim Karsh, Professor of Mediterranean Studies at the University of London and au...

Biden must steer clear of strategic blunder By Michael Sun 孫國祥 In response to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) remarks at a meeting of the World Economic Forum, White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday last week said that US President Joe Biden would adopt a new “strategic patience” approach in the relationship with Beijing to deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which is increasingly authoritarian internally and assertive in its foreign policy, and is chall...

Declassified FBI notes show Steele claimed Fiona Hill knew about dossier source Print this article British ex-spy Christopher Steele told the FBI he believed Fiona Hill, the top Russia expert on former President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, knew about the involvement of Steele’s main source with his discredited dossier of salacious and unproven Trump-Russia collusion claims, newly declassified records show. Trump ordered the declassification of a “binder” of documents rel...

If Modi changes course, Biden may be Indias best chance Sunday, January 17, 2021 By: Deccan Herald In November, when it became clear that Joe Biden would be the next US President, London’s Financial Times analysed what that would mean for a number of world leaders who had cosied up to Donald Trump. A news analysis headline said, “Modi forced to tread different path in post-Trump era”, arguing that “B...

updated: Jan 17 2021, 08:01 ist In November, when it became clear that Joe Biden would be the next US President, London’s  Financial Times analysed what that would mean for a number of world leaders who had cosied up to Donald Trump. A news analysis headline said, “Modi forced to tread different path in post-Trump era”, arguing that “Biden’s victory, China stand-off and missed Asia trade deal (RCEP) make New Delhi vulnerable.”  FT’s chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rac...

Each of these individuals gained an early reputation for competence and collegiality. Nuland, a career Foreign Service officer, went on to serve in the Bush administration as foreign policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney. Blinken went to work for Sen. Biden on the Foreign Relations Committee, while Sherman joined former Secretary of State Madeleine Albrights consultancy.  ADVERTISEMENT This pattern is a familiar one. The politically connected come and go with the electoral tides. The ca...

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