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It is frustrating that even so long after the end of the Cold War, there still persists a level of distrust and antagonism on the part of the Russians toward the U.S. In many respects, post-Soviet Communist Russia still provides tacit support for other nations to oppose or undermine U.S. international interests. Another example would be the difficulty the Russians have caused by opposing U.S.-led sanctions against Iran in connection with international pressure to stop enriching uranium and even more recently in connection with the joint Chinese-Russian opposition to forcing a regime change in Syria.
Article # 3 Summary and Comment -- Syria
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html
Syria has been in state of turmoil for fifteen months, during which time an estimated 9,000 civilians have been killed by Syrian authorities. Lately, the atrocities committed by the government...
According to Syrian authorities, those murders were perpetrated by criminal thugs and political extremists who were not associated with the regime. However, it appears that this is merely a tactical diversion by the authorities to disclaim responsibility. Eleven foreign nations expelled foreign ambassadors from Syria in protest and Syria responded by doing the same. The ongoing events in Syria illustrate why even as the Arab Spring is underway, oppressive Middle East regimes may become even more ruthless to preserve their power against any popular challenge. Unfortunately, the lack of cooperation from Russia and China only complicate the situation for international authorities trying to prevent further civilian bloodshed at the hands of corrupt and failing regimes.
Article # 3 Summary and Comment -- Syria
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html
Syria has been in state of turmoil for fifteen months, during which time an estimated 9,000 civilians have been killed by Syrian authorities. Lately, the atrocities committed by the government have intensified and have included apparent cold-blooded murder of large numbers of unarmed civilians, including women and children, in their homes. According to Syrian authorities, those murders were perpetrated by criminal thugs and political extremists who were not associated with the regime. However, it appears that this is merely a tactical diversion by the authorities to disclaim responsibility. Eleven foreign nations expelled foreign ambassadors from Syria in protest and Syria responded by doing the same. The ongoing events in Syria illustrate why even as the Arab Spring is underway, oppressive Middle East regimes may become even more ruthless to preserve their power against any popular challenge. Unfortunately, the lack of cooperation from Russia and China only complicate the situation for international authorities trying to prevent further civilian bloodshed at the hands of corrupt and failing regimes.
Vladimir Putin's Life Vladimir Putin was born in Leningrad (now known as St. Petersburg) in October 1952, had a heavy involvement in sports as a young man, and graduated with a law degree from Leningrad University (with honors) in 1975. He worked for the KGB, became involved in government as an aide to the mayor of Leningrad, and eventually became a deputy on President Yeltsin's staff, and from there was groomed
18). Author Brenda Lange explains that "Putin did well" in high school and that in fact School 281 was for "the city's brightest students" (Shields, 2007, 2007, p. 33). Putin was drawn to literature, history, and art. It seems the response to the Erickson's 12 to 18 years-of-age format in this context is that Putin in high school had no role confusion and did not have a weak sense of
Through an illogical narration, the postmodern Russian writers, including Sorokin, emerged out of the "underground," shaped a world out of nonsense, where the never ceasing sequence of parodies, arranged in progression, projects man's knowledge of the world at the limit of "reason" and language. This new "absurd" model of conceptualization of the world offers the means for analyzing the many breaks and discontinuities which characterize Sorokin's literary texts. Socialist realism was the
Terrorism in Russia on an International Level [Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees] Terrorism in Russia has existed since the Russian Empire. Its long history has brought violence against countless civilians in order to accomplish ideological or political objectives through the generation of fear and panic. Tactics so often seen in terrorism such as hostage taking saw extensive use in Soviet secret agencies. The greatest example of this was
communism," "vodka," may be "Vladimir Putin." But everyone who would be asked about Russia would also say "Russian mafia" who are very cruel and dangerous gangs from Russia and who wouldn't stop behind anything in achieving their dirty plans. The term and the phenomenon of Russian mafia are pretty young if compared to well-known mafia of Sicily, Italy, Latin American cartels. The first news and rumors about Russian mafia in
The read on him is that he can be "volatile" and "difficult to manage," but that he is an intelligent, effective leader. The general read is that Saakashvili attacked South Ossetia first, and Putin responded with massive overkill. There have been numerous charges tossed about that George Bush somehow triggered the Georgia-Russia crisis for many different reasons. Most of these charges have come repeatedly from Vladimir Putin. No independent, objective