Everyone in Moscow tells you that if you want to understand Russia's foreign policy and its view of its place the world, the person you need to talk to is Fyodor Lukyanov.
Lukyanov is the chair of Russia's Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, as well as the editor-in-chief of the journal Russia in Global Affairs, which are something like the Russian equivalents of America's Council on Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs — though the Russian versions are considered much closer to the state...
... educated and older people who were more likely to vote.
Comparative profile of groups of American voters in 2014 congressional elections 2014, %
Voter turnout 2014
Proportion of US population
Ethnic group:
− white
75
62,6
− −hispanic
... ... graduate
51
28,5
− not completing high school
2
14,3
Age:
− over 65
22
14,1
− under 30
13
16.8
Source
Barack Obama’s hope that the USA’s Democratic Party will gain most from the introduction of a mandatory voting system at the federal level is confirmed ...
Should the Republicans grab Congress at the approaching November 4 elections, the incumbent administration would effectively come to an end, with Barack Obama becoming a lame duck for the two remaining years of his term.
No Exceptions
The U.S. midterm elections are known ... ... a lame duck, but also to utterly discredit him as the first black politician rising to American presidency. The repeated accusations of violations of the U.S. Constitution are not just campaign spin, but something with fairly definite post-election aftereffects....
Interview
Obama has a pretty good understanding of the modern world. He sees the changes, and knows the world much better than his colleagues and opponents. But he is uncertain of how best to manage things. Therefore, his foreign policy is likely to be reactive and shaped by the endless upcoming issues, such as potentially volatile changes outside the United States.
Fyodor Lukyanov
, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Politics magazine and member of RIAC
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How do you assess the U.S. election campaign...
... economic recovery, with Obama becoming the first president to be reelected despite an extremely high unemployment rate.
Looking back, how would you assess Obama's first term, his key achievements and failures? Has he really fulfilled his 2008 promises?
Barack Obama has taken the appropriate steps to lead the economy out of recession. And he has also tried to deal with a major social problem, the lack of any health insurance for a huge part of the U.S. population. However, Medicare reform, the landmark ...