Tag: Original Contribution

SAVE THE DATE: Peter Juviler’s Memorial Service, September 20 in New York City

Events, In Memoriam
Columbia University Campus with Main Building

Subject: Save the Date: Peter Juviler’s Memorial Service. September 20. From: The Harriman Institute <harrimanevents@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 Columbia/Harriman Institute Save the Date: Peter Juviler’s Memorial Service A memorial service will be held for Professor Emeritus Peter Juviler on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 4 pm in the James Memorial Chapel at Union Theological Seminary (3041 Broadway at […]

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Obama as Non-Statesman

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Leaning Towards Barack Hussein Obama With Flags Behind Them

From: Wayne Merry <wmerry@earthlink.net> Subject: Obama as Non-Statesmen Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 I often criticized Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for their tendency to condescend to other countries in their public statements, and especially toward Russia, but Obama’s press conference really takes the cake.  He has learned nothing since his foolish remarks at the start of his presidency […]

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Will Russia Fall Apart?

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
File Photo of Crowd of Russians with One Waving Russian Flag

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 From: Sergei Roy <SergeiRoy@yandex.ru> Subject: Will Russia Fall Apart? Will Russia Fall Apart? By Sergei Roy [former Editor-in-Chief, Moscow News] 1. In his book The Grand Chessboard Zbigniew Brzezinski replies to the question in the title of this article unequivocally ­ yes, it certainly will, quite inevitably. In fact, he drew a sort of road […]

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Review of Gilbert Doctorow’s book “Stepping out of Line: Collected (Nonconformist) Essays on Russia-American Relations, 2008-12”

United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Barack Hussein Obama and Dmitry Medvedev with Flags, Shaking Hands

From: “Vladimir Sobell” <vlad.sobell@btinternet.com> Subject: Review of Gilbert Doctorow’s book “Stepping out of Line: Collected (Nonconformist) Essays on Russia-American Relations, 2008-12” Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 Vlad Sobell Professor, New York University, Prague Review of Gilbert Doctorow’s book “Stepping out of Line: Collected (Nonconformist) Essays on Russia-American Relations, 2008-12” Link to the book: http://www.amazon.com/Stepping-Out-Line-Nonconformist-Russian-American/dp/1481270060/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370415087&sr=8-1&keywords=gilbert+doctorow [About the Author Gilbert Doctorow is […]

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Russia’s opportunity in Egypt

Middle East, North Africa
Map of Egypt and Environs`

From: IRASTRAUS@aol.com (Ira Straus) Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 12:42:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Russia’s opportunity in Egypt Now is the time for Russia to say it was right all along about Egypt. And to play a role in helping consolidate the latest corrective, which brings back a prospect for a moderate regime in that pivotal country. The U.S. has lost […]

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Re: Moscow October 1993

History, Soviet Union, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
File Photo of Parliament Building Billowing Smoke in 1993

Subject: Re: Moscow October 1993 From: lsell52354@aol.com (Louis D. Sell) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 In catching up on my reading I saw an exchange of e-mails on the events in Russia in October 1993.  At that time I was the acting number 2 at the US Embassy in Moscow, which as those familiar with Moscow know, is only a […]

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