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To an authoritarian regime. any show of criticism is taken as a major threat. >> krysta, where is -- >> if i can? >> yes, please. >> i was going to say, i agree with miriam, this is an aauthoritarian regime. they are very paranoid. and i think another thing to bear in mind is the russian economy is not totally robust. you know, putin has some things to worry about there, and i think his bet all along has been people will tolerate in russia a lack of democracy, so long as he can deliver really strong economic performance. that performance is by no means guaranteed. i think he is trying also to ...

Syria is a place where the u.s. and russia have most publicly clashed over the past few years. edward snowden is just breaking public and into becoming diplomat exsnubs, that, that is something new. joining me is miriam elder, foreign and security and author of "sale for a seat in canada's barment. thank you both for being here very much. >> thank you. >> great to be with you, ezra. >> i want to begin with you. because this does feel up in a way that wasn't true a couple of months ago, the snowden snub did not have a lot of upside for russia as far as meeting seems similar both sides are conte...

We expect president obama to continue to reach out to his foreign counterparts today. i know that he placed phone calls to the prime minister of britain yesterday as well as the president of france. of course, the administration has not been able to build that broad base of international support that they were hoping for. particularly surprised by the fact the british parliament voted against joining in any military effort. but it does appear as though france is on board. president obama has vowed that any military strike would be limited in scope and still vowing no boots on the ground. >> th...

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