What should be making headlines in Italy
Italy is consumed with World Cup fever at present. But there are far more pressing issues at hand, specifically its energy needs, and "Europe's" historic blunder
- 19 June 2014
Russia and Ukraine: Moscow's precedent
Russia's interference in Ukraine is more than a local border dispute. It's a continuation of Moscow's imperialist precedent which former KGB officer Vladimir Putin sees as a means of countering Western influence
- 10 March 2014
Is a cold war reprise coming in the Middle East?
The vacuum threatened by an apparent change in US policy could return the Middle East to the old alliances – if not the antagonism – of the Cold War
- 29 October 2013
Admit It, Mr Kerry: You blundered
John Kerry’s gaffe has changed the course of history. He is now engaged in a protracted negotiation with the Russians, which may give Assad the time he needs to win the civil war
- 30 September 2013
Obama's Russia blunders on gay rights, Snowden
Obama's language of "disappointment" and "impatience" on both gay rights and Snowden will be received in Russia with amused contempt. He will look and sound oddly desperate
- 8 August 2013
What will President Obama do about Moscow’s latest move?
America’s “unipolar moment” won’t end on Mr. Obama’s watch, but a lack of influence abroad doesn’t seem to bother this president all that much anyway
- 3 August 2013
Ex-Communist spy Putin says Europeans have a “dependency mentality”
When Putin criticizes European nations for having excessive welfare states, it’s like being called ugly by a frog
- 18 June 2013
Finland puts Putin on "criminal blacklist"
Finland has apologised after "accidentally" placing Russian President Vladimir Putin on its secret criminal blacklist
- 11 April 2013
Top Tory resigns from Russian lobby group
Conservative Friends of Russia has covered itself in shame as top Tory Malcolm Rifkind resigns over their abrasive campaign efforts towards Putin critics
- 23 November 2012
David vs. Goliath in Venezuela’s elections
The Venezuelan people must be allowed to decide if they wish to live for six more years with their socialist Goliath or take a chance on a democratic David
- 5 October 2012
From Misha to Bidzina: a new era for Georgia
Bidzina Ivanishvili has defeated Mikheil Saakashvili at the poll - but it should never be forgotten that such a transfer of power will only be possible as a result of the work of Saakashvili himself
- 2 October 2012
Blood, gas, and the big picture
President Vladimir Putin wants the world to know that Russia is back. He wants the world to recognize that Russia is a global power that is to be treated with respect. Most of all, he wants a victory
- 27 September 2012
Russia's opposition figures are exposing the country's democracy deficit
Russian oppositionists are taking to YouTube to express why they oppose Putin and his corrupt Russia
- 18 September 2012
Pussy Riot: Declining freedom
How to make any sense of the Pussy Riot phenomenon, and what it tells us about Russia or indeed ourselves?
- 28 August 2012
Has Russia sold out Iran for a stake in Israeli gas?
Chief amongst the Kremlin's economic and political priorities is ensuring that Russia's vast energy resources help it to remain a global superpower
- 24 August 2012
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