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Memories of Containment: Coming to Grips With Russia's New Nerve

7 Sep 2008 05:32 GMT

... its own extended empire, sending tanks into Czechoslovakia in 1968; and it kept the pot ... Soviet Union as a conservative and defensive power, driven by traditional national interests rather than ...

Coming to Grips With Russia's New Nerve

7 Sep 2008 05:31 GMT

Adventurer makes history with solar-powered...

7 Sep 2008 04:44 GMT

... is powered by a combination of solar power and electric energy stored in two Zebra batteries. Almost 5 ... by the World Climate Change Conference in Poland before heading home in December to celebrate ...

Saturday Soapbox, Sept. 6, 2008

7 Sep 2008 04:30 GMT

... in the former Soviet sphere of influence, are building a missile defense system in Czechoslovakia and Poland to defend the world from non-existent Iranian long-range nuclear missiles, and instigated the immoral ...

Nuclear group lifts India ban

7 Sep 2008 04:29 GMT

... Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, ... Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, ... Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, ...

Remarks by Vice President Cheney at the Ambrosetti Forum

7 Sep 2008 02:29 GMT

... and beyond, Russia has continued to use energy as a tool of force and manipulation. ... cut back on oil deliveries to the Czech Republic. We don't know exactly what prompted ... case to consider is Russia's conduct towards Poland, after that country decided to deploy ballistic ...

Cheney: Russian arms reaching Hizbullah

7 Sep 2008 02:21 GMT

... Authority. The two also discussed the Iranian nuclear threat, Hamas and the situation in Georgia. ... that a senior Russian military official threatened Poland with attack over its involvement in the ... "That is no way for a responsible power to conduct itself," Cheney said. "And it ...

Americans face the most important election choice since Ronald Reagan

7 Sep 2008 00:32 GMT

... Laden, he would invade Pakistan, a nuclear power and ostensible ally, that has a population ... Jan Masaryk was the foreign minister of Czechoslovakia when the Russians murdered him, not, as ...

Factfile: What is NSG, what does it do?

7 Sep 2008 00:25 GMT

Corridors of Power: Diplomats at the Conventions, Georgia Fallout, and Gadhafi

5 Sep 2008 23:28 GMT

... Waldemar Pawlek, the deputy prime minister of Poland, Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, ... double the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) so that it can enlarge ... Politics Review editor-at-large. He writes Corridors of Power every week. ...

Remarks by Vice President Cheney and President Yushchenko of Ukraine After Meeting

5 Sep 2008 19:50 GMT

... separate part of our conversation was about energy sector and cooperation in nuclear power. You ... program on the enhanced security of nuclear power units. There are numerous projects there that ... many times before -- in America, in Poland, and in Lithuania. I'm delighted to be ...

EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 5)

5 Sep 2008 19:36 GMT

... (notified Aug 8/deadline Sept 15) -- Austrian energy production company Centrex Europe Energy & Gas, ... Energy & Gas, German ZMB and Italian electricity and gas supplier Enia buy Italian ... company, acquires control of the whole of Hungarian peer MAV Cargo (notified Aug 25/deadline Sept ...

McCain offers vision rooted in reality

5 Sep 2008 18:56 GMT

... Iran is Shiite. He doesn't know that Czechoslovakia is no more, split in two. He's ... was also thrilled with his desire for energy independence and the jobs that would create ...

With smoke in our eyes, we can't see the fog

5 Sep 2008 18:07 GMT

... will be used by Australian mining and energy sectors, and their political allies, to argue ... to produce 20 per cent of its power from renewable sources by 2020. The lobbying ... Only North Korea, Estonia, Mongolia, Bosnia and Poland are worse, according to Garnaut's July report. ...

Republican Convention, Day 4: The Face on the Podium Was McCain, But the Agenda He Outlined Was Pure George W. Bush (Joe Rothstein's Commentary)

5 Sep 2008 17:34 GMT

... NATO---and the placement of U.S. missiles in Poland and the Czech Republic. --A likely military attack on Iran. ... of its addiction to oil through sustainable energy developments and greater conservation. --A recognition that ...