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Taking in Snowden didn't go exactly as the Kremlin had planned

... Russians, other than common criminals, to their authoritarian government. The Snowden case has also exposed interesting features and fissures within the non-Western world. Beijing benefited most from the incident because it conveniently blunted Obama's accusations of Chinese hacking at precisely the time of the meeting between Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping last month. By welcoming Snowden to Hong Kong, the special status of which does not interfere with the Chinese Public Security Ministry's freedom ...

11.07.2013

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Uncertain World: Agreeing to Disagree on Snowden

The Snowden affair is fresh evidence of how much the world has changed in a historically short period of time. In the not too distant past, spies were the main target in the never-ending war between intelligence agencies. Zero sum games and intrigue were part of the trade. While this is still true to some extent, such activities have increasingly become routine procedure between rival nations. A different kind of confrontation is brewing in the world. In the past, Edward Snowden would have brought...

04.07.2013

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