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Johnson’s Russia List
2012-#167
23 September 2012
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POLITICS

1. Russia Beyond the Headlines: John Evans, Putin and Russians need a break. Should Russia copy the American model of democracy? Former U.S. Consul General in St. Petersburg John Evans explains why it shouldn’t.
2. Reuters: Macho image fades as Russia’s Putin nears 60.
3. Moscow Times: Medvedev Reacts to Putin’s Barbs.
4. Reuters: Russia’s Medvedev offers rare criticism of Putin.
5. New York Times: Putin’s Russia Hits the ‘Clear’ Button on the Medvedev Era.
6. Politkom.ru: Three Areas of Disagreement Between Kremlin, Government Explored. (Tatyana Stanovaya)
7. Moscow Times: USAID Exit to Hit Small Organizations Hard.
8. Interfax: Golos Vows to Carry on Monitoring Despite USAID Moscow Office Shutdown.
9. Interfax: Senior MP Says USAID Knew Russia Was Unhappy With It.
10. Interfax: USAID Financed One Russia Programmes For Many Years – Opposition Leader.
11. www.russiatoday.com: United Russia denies participation in USAID programs.
12. New York Times: With Aid Cutoff, Kremlin Recalibrates.
13. Interfax: Russian Veteran Rights Organization Says It Will Not Register As ‘Foreign Agent’
14. AFP: Russia advances sweeping new spy bill that targets civil groups working with foreigners.
15. RFE/RL: Brian Whitmore, The ‘Cold War’ In The Kremlin.
16. Moscow Times: Michael Bohm, Islamic Fundamentalists in the Kremlin.
17. Valdai Discussion Club: Gleb Pavlovsky, Opposition has to spread the protest to the Russian regions.
18. Interfax: Opposition Activist Has Slim Chances In Vote For Moscow Region Town Mayor – Poll.
19. Interfax: Russian Duma to Review Filtering System For Gubernatorial Election Candidates.
20. BBC Monitoring: Russian state TV talk show discusses opposition MP expulsion, protests.
21. Moscow Times: In the Spotlight. Anna Malpas writes her last column for The Moscow Times after six years of watching bad television and writing about Ksenia Sobchak.

ECONOMY

22. Interfax: Trust Is Main Condition of Global Development – Russian Premier.
23. Interfax: Rules For Doing Business in Russia Must Be Globally Competitive – PM.
24. Reuters: Russia on the brink of stagnation-Kudrin.
25. Vedomosti: SECHIN WITHOUT ENERGY. The Government has found a way to finance the pre-election promises of Vladimir Putin.
26. Business New Europe: Battle between liberals, Siloviki heats up over Rosneftegaz cash.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

27. Interfax: Russian way to EU, NATO blocked – State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee head.
28. www.russiatoday.com: Neither East nor West for Russia.
29. BBC Monitoring: Senior MP Nikonov discusses US failure in the Middle East.
30. Interfax: Events in Syria Likely Prompted By Saudi Arabia, Qatar – Russian Senator.
31. Interfax: External Intervention In Syria Akin To Putting Out Fire With Petrol – Duma MP.
32. Global Times (China): Charles Kupchan, Russia and US can drop Cold War attitude to missile defense.
33. RIA Novosti: Konstantin von Eggert, Confident Putin Buries Reset.
34. Valdai Discussion Club: Ariel Cohen, Russia and the US: strained relations and ways to fix it.
35. Washington Post: David Kramer, Will Obama stand up against Putin’s abuses?
36. Christian Science Monitor: Russia bolsters influence in Kyrgyzstan as US nears airbase exit.
37. RIA Novosti: Fyodor Lukyanov, China-Japan Tensions ­ Who Stands to Gain?
38. Reuters: Lukashenko sneers at opposition boycott as Belarus votes.
39. Business New Europe: Scandal at jail breaks Georgia election wide open.
40. Reuters: Opposition says Georgia vote a choice between “good and evil”
41. Interfax: Campaign Against Georgian Govt Is Financed From Russia – Saakashvili.

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