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...Russia is far from complete. The parliamentary elections that took place on Sunday, which cemented the power of the autocratic Russian President Vladimir Puttin, were nothing but a tragic comedy. Putin’s party won the election—a run up to the presidential election to succeed Putin in title, but likely not power, next March—in a landslide. United Russia gained a projected 315 seats in the 450-seat Duma. By contrast, the Communist Party, which remains the largest opposition party will hold a paltry 57 seats. The process was even more disturbing than...
Lecturer on Government Dmitry P. Gorenburg, who specializes in Russian politics, speculated that Gorbachev continues to support Putin because he seems to have raised Russia’s status among nations during a time of oil-driven economic growth...
...always thought Yeltsin was a bumbling fool in some ways,” Gorenburg said. “Putin has made Russia stronger, and that has to appeal to Gorbachev as a former leader...
...sure, Bush isn't as good a diplomat as he thinks he is. He likes to tout two tactics: a hard-knuckle approach he credits with bringing the North Koreans to the table, and the personal rapport he claims to have developed with leaders like Russia's Vladimir Putin. Being able to look fellow leaders in the eye and call them by their first name, Bush thinks, makes it easier to put tough demands on the table. But foreign diplomats say he lacks subtlety in both approaches, forcing black-and-white decisions on adversaries and focusing on individual leaders instead...
...India's visitors are European. The country has also hosted high-profile visitors like Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this year. And among its "strategic partners" - a term India accords to countries whose long-term interests dovetail with India's - are not only the E.U., but the U.S., Japan, Russia, China, Israel and Iran. New Delhi, it seems, is flirting with all and promising marriage to none...