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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 19, 2011
Guest Post: Anya Schmemann on Russia’s Protests
People attend a sanctioned rally on a bridge near Bolotnaya square to protest violations at the parliamentary elections in Moscow on December 10, 2011. (Sergei Karpukhin/courtesy Reuters) When Vladi…
February 21, 2024
Russia
Screening and Discussion of "Putin vs The West: At War"
Putin vs The West, a three-part series produced by Brook Lapping, tells the inside story of how the West has struggled to deal with Vladimir Putin, told by the presidents and prime ministers who work…
March 1, 2012
Politics and Government
Guest Post: Anya Schmemann on Putin and Russia’s Election
Russian voters go to the polls this Sunday to pick their next president. The outcome looks to be a foregone conclusion: Vladimir Putin will likely win more than 50 percent of the vote, avoid a runoff…
April 23, 2012
Defense and Security
Guest Post: Anya Schmemann on Putting the Squeeze on Belarus
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko earlier this month released a prominent political opponent and his aide from prison. The move looks to have been in response to tough travel bans and asset f…
March 20, 2012
Defense and Security
Guest Post: Anya Schmemann on the U.S. Education Reform and National Security Report
I had the great pleasure to spend the past two days at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Oskee Wow Wow!) To walk the Illinois campus is to see American education at its best. Whether …
