Search: United States,Russia (32 materials)

 

Brinkmanship for useful idiots

... where the leaked secret Pentagon study, obtained and publicized by CBS News comes into play. CBS has been, historically, an important propaganda asset of the government of the United States dating back to World War II.. The study reveals that the United States since 2008 has been at work creating the image of Russian president Vladimir V. Putin as an unstable leader with a genetic history of mental illness. If one is to believe CBS, the leaked study claims that all decisions made by Vladimir Putin reflect the need for “extreme control” because ...

10.06.2015

Sports Diplomacy. Can Sepp Blatter bring unity to a fractious FIFA?

... annually in 2015 and 2016 on its Champions League alone, sports magazines and websites say. Russia, which hosts the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup, is also a member of UEFA. Although UEFA is headquartered in Switzerland like FIFA, the federal senator who ... ... leadership at this time. Seemingly immune from the media campaign conducted by ethics assets, including FIFA officials in the United States and Britain, Platini has artfully dodged accusations that he supported Qatar's bid for the 2022 FIFA World ...

04.04.2015

A Reality Check on U.S.-Russian Relations: Not Time to Relax, but Not Time to Panic, Either

... good place for this content please do not hesitate to reach out to me! Please feel free to share and repost on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter (you can follow me there at @bfry1981) One of the sad things about looking at current commentary about Russia, America, and the state of their relationship is the lack of measured and reasoned commentary. Make no mistake, though, the problems between Russia and America are serious and affect a whole host of major issues around the world from wars in Syria ...

27.02.2015

BRICS and Washington's social pivot to India

... administration recently removed Modi’s name from the state department “blacklist” that prohibited his entry into the United States over the incident involving the alleged massacre of Muslims, and Sikhs that transpired during his watch. It was ... ... with a population of less than 10% the size of India (200 million) has a GDP that is nearly the same (2.24 trillion for 2013). Russia, with a population of around 165 million, generated a GDP for last year of 2.0 trillion. India and BRICS support Russia ...

02.10.2014

The ISIS Crisis and the faiblesse of global governance

An American and two Russians have landed safely in Kazakhstan after 5 ½ months in space… and to think there is no cooperation toward a more peaceful world between the United States and Russia. Meanwhile, private citizens of Qatar, and other friends of the United States, have been financing Hamas and ISIS. Now, as Washington prepares to launch a new campaign to destroy global terror networks an American website with ties to the J Street ...

11.09.2014

Obama's "Scare Force" Targets BRICS

... currency while Washington continues its quantitative easing and feigns the innocence of a choirboy. China dumped $45 billion in U.S. treasury instruments in the one month period from November to December, 2013. According to the May TIC report issued by the United States Treasury, Russia dumped $49 bilion worth of its $149 billion in U.S. instruments between October, 2013 and March 2014, and is selling off more as relations between Moscow and Washington continue to deteriorate. Brazil, among nations, is the fourth largest holder ...

11.08.2014

American sports diplomacy hit by drug investigation

... coverage to challenge and otherwise delay efforts to reach a fair and equitable settlement. The DEA that is investigating the NFL is the same organization that conducted the “sting” operation that arrested and extradited from Thailand Russian and former Soviet arms broker and transportation consultant Victor Bout, a story that has been discussed in a previous post by this blogger. Bout remains in a high security prison in the United States, where he is muzzled from discussing the $160 million in business he did on behalf of the United States interests in Africa, and Iraq, where NFL sports ambassadors visit. Since the Bout affair is a reminder of how everything the DEA does ...

27.07.2014

Islam, the hidden “I” in BRICS

... “appeasement” strategy on the blog at U Team-Infinity Journal as it relates to key Islamic nations and elaborates on why the United States has not been successful in contaning militant Islamists in spite of the arms deals and the dollars for democracy ... ... Rivals (login and registration required) . The BRICS continue to have image problems The Buenos Aires Herald reported that Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin has praised Argentina, where he just signed a major nuclear deal with the government....

14.07.2014

Can Russia help save Peronist Argentina from itself?

... confirmed the Kremlin's support for Argentina's position regarding the disputed Malvinas-Falkland islands. The United States does not support Argentina's claim. With nearly 30 years of experience as an author, lawyer, scholar and ... ... Buenos Aires; discussing sustainability and U.S. president Barack Obama’s climate change initiative. An opportunity for Russia’s global energy strategy? Credit: viola.bz According to published reports in the Buenos Aires Herald, and elsewhere,...

30.06.2014

Pre-Sports Diplomacy. Hockey broke the ice in the Cold War

... Squaw Valley Winter Olympics winning the most medals in the tournament. Although the USSR ice hockey team was defeated by the United States, who won the gold medal, the television viewer ratings for hockey were very strong, which created a foundation that ... ... exponentially. In 1989 CBS paid $300 million to acquire the rights to televise the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Today, Russians, Czechs and Finns are stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). Vladislav Tretyak, one of the most admired hockey players ...

27.06.2014
 

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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