In the News | Hовости 23

Marten on NPR: New sanctions and U.S.-Russia relations

(NPR) What actions can be taken against Russia for allegedly interfering in the 2016 election? Siegel: Professor Kimberly Marten of Barnard College is a scholar of U.S.-Russia relations, and she joins us now.…

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Darden: Trump’s rhetoric resulted in a surprising number of conservatives seeing Putin in a positive light

(CSM) When the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday proposed a resolution praising outgoing Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for supporting the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, Russia stood up…

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Hale: Trump’s publicly discrediting of intelligence “could come back to bite him”

(CBC) Mitch McConnell should have known. And, well, there's a chance he did — possibly even months before the presidential election. As the Senate majority leader announced Monday that a bipartisan panel…

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Orttung: Russia’s scientific community was working on climate issues long before they caught on in the West

(Fusion) Seemingly every week a big news item draws attention to the close relationship between President-elect Donald Trump and Russia. With the announcement that Trump is nominating ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as…

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Hale: It’s anybody’s guess how well Tillerson will work out

(VOA) President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Monday that he would announce his choice for secretary of state this morning. Several news U.S. organizations – most citing anonymous sources within Trump's transition team…

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Herron: I cannot recall any modern campaign when a candidate suggested foreign interests should actively intervene

(Newswise) A West Virginia University political science professor says Donald Trump’s campaign ties to Russian interests should raise red flags. The Republican presidential nominee appeared to call on Russian officials in July…

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Herrera: There has been a specific report, and politicians who wish to comment on the issue should read that report

(PolitiFact) Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming chief of staff, tried in an interview on Meet the Pressto dismiss news reports that the CIA believes…

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Omelicheva: Authoritarian regimes have been fairly effective in mobilizing public support through rhetoric

(AAAS) Leaders of authoritarian regimes in Central Asia have been able to use rhetoric to define their power as legitimate to the public despite practices of human rights violations and clamping…

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Kakachia: We can see that the Georgian electorate wants the country to continue on its present course, but not too fast

(GT) GEORGIA TODAY met Kornely Kakachia, Executive Director of the Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP) and Renata Skarziute-Kereselidze, GIP Program Manager, to discuss international affairs. […] Kakachia: It’s a challenging time…

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Kurilla, Troitskiy comment on “Trump’s victory, Syrian crisis and the legacy of Fidel Castro”

(Russia Direct) The victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election was one of the most discussed topics by Russian think tanks in November. In fact, it took everyone…

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Herrera, Gorenburg, Radnitz comment on “Russia and its influence on the presidential election”

(PolitiFact) One of the most pervasive narratives of the presidential race was that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to upend the election — in a way that helped President-elect…

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Lucan Way: “Savchenko is one of the very few patriotic heroes to come out of an otherwise disastrous war with Russia”

(CBC) After nearly two years in a Russian prison Nadiya Savchenko can report from the belly of the beast. People listen to her, too. As one of Ukraine's first female military…

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In the News | Hовости

Marten on NPR: New sanctions and U.S.-Russia relations

Darden: Trump’s rhetoric resulted in a surprising number of conservatives seeing Putin in a positive light

Hale: Trump’s publicly discrediting of intelligence “could come back to bite him”

Orttung: Russia’s scientific community was working on climate issues long before they caught on in the West

Hale: It’s anybody’s guess how well Tillerson will work out

Herron: I cannot recall any modern campaign when a candidate suggested foreign interests should actively intervene

Herrera: There has been a specific report, and politicians who wish to comment on the issue should read that report

Omelicheva: Authoritarian regimes have been fairly effective in mobilizing public support through rhetoric

Kakachia: We can see that the Georgian electorate wants the country to continue on its present course, but not too fast

Kurilla, Troitskiy comment on “Trump’s victory, Syrian crisis and the legacy of Fidel Castro”

Herrera, Gorenburg, Radnitz comment on “Russia and its influence on the presidential election”

Lucan Way: “Savchenko is one of the very few patriotic heroes to come out of an otherwise disastrous war with Russia”