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Soft Power and No Plan for Iran
Anyone who remembers the Vietnam War might be having hot flashes of déjà vu today. We are again engaged in a grand campaign to "win the hearts and minds" of an implacable foe in a place where we do not understand the language, the religion, the culture, or the opportunity costs
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Ukraine, Russia hold top-level gas price talks
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich was to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday for talks which Kiev hopes will lead to Russia cutting the price of natural gas supplies.
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Russia country profile
Russia emerged from a decade of post-Soviet economic and political turmoil to reassert itself as a world power.
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Caucasus insurgency casts pall over Russian Olympics
Winter Olympics, to be staged in the mountain range where the militants have their strongholds. Soon after the Black Sea resort town of Sochi won in its bid to host the games, insurgents vowed in a statement to "attack any of the so-called 'Olympic
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New Turkish Cypriot president poses 'serious problems' for reunification
Turkish Cypriots elected a hardliner for president on Sunday, in a result that could have a major impact on efforts towards reuniting the island and on Turkey's bid to join the European Union.
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Russia considering gas discount for Ukraine
Russia said it's considering a gas discount for Ukraine in exchange for being allowed to participate in Ukrainian energy projects.
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Russia must have role in Europe-based missile defence system, says Nato chief
Russia must play a central role in plans for a missile defence system in Europe, Nato's top official will tell a meeting of alliance foreign ministers this week.
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Can the West trust Ukraine's new president?
U.S. President Barack Obama got his first look this week at Ukraine's new president, Viktor Yanukovych. As the Moscow-backed candidate who "won" the 2004 presidential election only to be defeated in the Orange Revolution, Yanukovych has some work to do on his image in the West, where many still see him as a tool of the Kremlin.
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