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...expert in Soviet-era prison tactics sees a familiar pattern in the assault on Khodorkovsky. Alexei Kondaurov, a retired KGB major-general, a former official of Khodorkovsky's oil company, Yukos, and current member of the Russian legislature, recalls how other convicts, often mentally unstable, were recruited as agents and placed around a target prisoner. They don't need orders to assault a prisoner singled out by the administration for harsh treatment, Kondaurov says. "They just do it to seek lenience and rewards...
...Khodorkovsky may return to Russian society in his prime at 50, toughened by his experience and hungry for action. A charismatic modern leader could emerge. If he survives the camps, that...
...important actors in Russia. They are deeply involved in development work, environmental protection, human rights, and many other issues. However, the resurgence of Kremlin authoritarianism has lead to the suppression of NGOs—and all forms of independent civil society—which risks radicalizing marginalized elements of Russian society.Despite their useful social work, NGOs are seen by the Russian government as a challenge to its power. The government’s attempts to suppress independent actors in Russia have multiplied dramatically over the last few years. Numerous arbitrary closings of NGOs have been complemented by legislation?...
...international community should push for plans like the one proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, under which Russia would manage all nuclear fuel for Iran. Although the extremists among the Iranian elites came to reject it, there was consensus over this plan just months ago. Such a proposition would be safer and more beneficial for both Iran and international stability. But should such a plan fail to gain traction, the U.S. should continue to exert pressure on its allies to enforce strict sanctions on Iran...
...could be said that Kiefer Sutherland is the next Sean Connery, albeit of a lesser talent than the legendary Scot. Just as Connery has barely ever modulated his voice in his film career (not even when playing a Russian in “Hunt for the Red October”), Sutherland has definitively proved in “The Wild” that his sandpapery baritone is appropriate to any role he might undertake. The power of “Jack Bauer’s” performance saves this fun but otherwise trivial computer-animated Disney flick...