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Egypt Ready to Build First Nuclear Power Plant
The Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper and the Russian media have reported that Egypt will build its first nuclear power plant in the Mediterranean coastal town of El-Dabaa, reviving the country’s civilian nuclear power program after more than two decades. The...
No Lessons Learned; No Problems Solved
I ended last year on a rather bleak note, suggesting that the failed terrorist attack on Christmas Day would probably not get the analytic attention it most urgently needed: The proposition that, from a procedural point of view, nothing has changed...Kalashnikov Producer Facing Bankruptcy
An arbitration court in the Urals has accepted a bankruptcy suit against the producer of Russia’s famed Kalashnikov assault rifles.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Gives Strong Defense of Obama’s Policy on North Korea And Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given a strong defense of Obama administration policy on North Korea and Iran during an extended interview Sunday on American television. Secretary of State Clinton is sending a joint message to Pyongyang and...
Independence Brings a Guarantee of Rights for Transnistria
The foreign minister of the unrecognized Moldovan republic of Transnistria has said independence should be recognized for the population’s rights and freedoms to be ensured. “Independence for Transnistria is not an end in itself. Our strategic...Professors And Politicians in Vilnius
Apparently, it is one thing for a Yale University Professor of History to explore parallels between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin and quite another for politicians to acknowledge that professor’s work. The professor in question is Timothy Snyder....Globalization And Genocide
There are several dimensions to the “ignored reality” of the Holocaust examined by Timothy Snyder in his essay in the latest issue of The New York Review. Most important is his observation that “many if not more Jews were killed...
Russia And Japan Still to Sign a Formal Treaty Ending World War II Hostilities
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said Russia will only sign a formal peace treaty with Japan on terms that meet Moscow’s interests. Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal treaty ending World War II hostilities, due to their territorial dispute...
