by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jun 22, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Euro Zone Welcomes New Greek Debt Proposals, More Work to Do Renee Maltezou, Jan Strupczewski / Reuters Euro zone finance ministers welcomed new Greek proposals for a cash-for-reform deal on Monday but said they required detailed study and it would take...
by Charles Cameron | Jun 11, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — miracle in Egypt, human perfection in Russia ] . Vladimir Putin says he has never made a mistake because God wanted him to be perfect http://t.co/ZwDu0bnekk pic.twitter.com/CpxSi1srjP — The Independent (@Independent) June 10, 2015...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | May 16, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Even during the darkest days of the Cold War, leaders of the US and the Soviet Union met to discuss areas of agreement and disagreement to keep international conflicts from escalating out of control. Such was Secretary John Kerry’s recent...
by Charles Cameron | May 1, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron – neither am I a biker, nor encased in armor ] . ** An ultra-nationalist Russian biker gang is invading Europe, and Poland isn’t happy Not many motorbike groups can claim to have a head of state as a supporter, but the case of Russia’s Night...
by zen | Mar 19, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen“] Lavrenty Beria (center) Russian President and brazen strongman Vladimir Putin reappeared Monday, looking wan and a little uncomfortable for the cameras, but jesting at the mad swirl of internet rumors sparked by his...
