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...explaining how the influence game is played in Putin's Russia, you quoted an insider who referred to "money that the politicians raise quietly from corporate 'sponsors' that expect special treatment in return." Golly, the Russians are becoming as democratic as we are. Harry Torgerson, GREAT FALLS, MONT...
Your selecting Putin as POY certainly surprised me. I was expecting Al Gore or maybe someone else. However, your choice was correct. Recognition of Putin as a world leader has been long overdue. The West needs to engage him and work with him, not against him. Russia's importance in the world cannot be ignored. The country still has a big nuclear arsenal and substantial oil reserves. This is not the cold war. It is the 21st century. Majid Rauf, LAHORE, PAKISTAN...
...characterize Putin, the savior of Russia, as "Tsar of the New Russia"? He has done much to develop Russia's economy and its ties with other countries; he has brought about widespread stability. Tsars were lazy, useless, upper-class leaders who dictated to everyone. Putin has instead proved diligent and well loved by many Russians. Victor Looi Yi En, SINGAPORE...
...Putin has a strategic vision for his country, as Henry Kissinger noted in your interview. While Putin's place in history is still a matter of speculation, the resurgence of Russia is not. It isn't clear whether Russia will become a full-fledged democracy, but it is already much freer than countries like China. It is not by chance that svoboda - freedom - is a much celebrated word in Russia today. Pedro Paulo A. Funari, HEAD, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES, STATE UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS, BRAZIL...
...Worst As your lists of the year acknowledge, every year is characterized by good and bad developments [Dec. 24]. To my mind, the best news items of 2007 were: #1 Some peace and refugees returned to Iraq. #2 More focus on climate change. #3 Dialogue between Presidents Bush and Putin. #4 Talks between Israelis and Palestinians. #5 No war with Iran. #6 Shakira enrolled to study at a university...