![]() ![]()
Syria asks Russia to lean on Israel
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been in the headlines, first for describing his predecessor Joseph Stalin as a "totalitarian dictator" and then for making the first state visit to Syria by a Kremlin chief since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
Dealing with Iran's nuke issue
China and other key world powers, except the US, have keen national interests at stake as far as Teheran is concerned
Multinational military drill to be held in eastern Romania
More than 300 Romanian, U.S., Ukrainian and Macedonian troops will participate from May 17-June 24 in 'the Black Sea Rotational Force 2010' drill organized in eastern Romania, according to a news release on Thurday from the Romanian Navy General Staff.
Russia hopes for better relations with UK, experts doubt early warming
Russia is hoping its relations with Britain will get better when the new government takes office. Both experts and politicians do forecast an eventual warming in bilateral relations, but at the same time they warn that an early breakthrough is unlikely.
A New and Modern Foreign Policy
A supposedly confidential Foreign Ministry document — an intentional leak that was published on Russian Newsweek’s web site this week — has created a stir among diplomats and journalists. Many saw it as a revelation or a signal of a significant and welcome policy shift toward the West. But in reality, this is quite an overstatement.
The Cable: Race for Arctic resources may outpace U.S. policy development
As ice caps melt, opening up new shipping routes and access to billions of dollars' worth of oil and natural gas riches, the Arctic is fast becoming the new global frontier amid fears that a no-holds-barred scramble for resources might someday provoke an international crisis.
Business Sense: Now is great time to invest in energy efficiency projects for long-term gains
Investments that yield energy savings will reward the banks who provide crediting
US Clean Energy Companies Seek Sales in Asia During Trade Mission to China, Indonesia
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke opens a 10-day trip to China and Indonesia on Saturday to promote the sale of clean energy technologies.
|