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February 8, 2015 •
The World at Yale •
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By Christina Bartzokis As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, some analysts have compared U.S.-Russian relations to the tension of the Cold War. Russian Ambassador to the U.S., Sergey I. Kislyak, disagrees: he believes that...
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May 1, 2014 •
Blogs, Online Content, The Globalist Notebook •
Views: 1511
By David Shimer Because the vast majority of Crimean citizens who voted in the March 16 referendum wanted to join the Russian Federation, Moscow quickly annexed the region. It is ironic that the Russians are now proponents of democracy,...
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March 29, 2014 •
Blogs, Online Content, The Globalist Notebook •
Views: 1176
BY CAROLINE WRAY: 23 years have passed since the Soviet Union was toppled and the end of the Cold War seemed to finally have come. The West celebrated and breathed a sigh of relief as Eastern Europe spent years adjusting to non-Soviet rule...
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October 12, 2013 •
Blogs, Online Content, The Globalist Notebook •
Views: 887
BY PAUL ELISH: For this week’s post, I have been thinking extensively about two issues of historical memory in the Americas that I’m inclined to believe are connected. Recently in El Salvador, a succession of headlines have captured...
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