Russia’s opposition went online Saturday to vote for new leaders to spearhead the drive against Vladimir Putin and regain the momentum lost since his thumping return to the presidency in May. But hacking scuppered voting in the early hours while
For the vast majority of this presidential election cycle, voters’ focus has been on domestic policy. But on Monday night, President Obama will be on the hot seat over his foreign policy. Obama leads Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on
One of the Obama administration’s worst foreign policy gaffes occurred when Secretary of State presented her Russian counterpart with the gift of a red button that was meant to say “reset.” The international press enjoyed a laugh at President Barack
Before taking office as president, Barack Obama promised to “reset” the United States’ relationship with Russia in order to cooperate more fully with the Russians. Two months after Obama’s inauguration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her Russian equivalent, Sergei
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Tensions grow between Turkey and Kurds in Syria Change in Georgia’s leadership presents new problems in relations with Russia and Nato Tensions grow between Turkey and Kurds in Syria Syrian conflict (AP) The firing
The international community is gathering in Italy for World Food Day on Tuesday with a round of UN-hosted talks on how to keep global food prices in check and help prevent future commodity market crises. De Schutter called for “immediate”
“Chernobyl Diaries” isn’t set in a lake house, a haunted mansion or other tell-tale horror movie landscapes. The film, out on Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 16, walks us around the scarred remains of a town decimated by a nuclear plant
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is warning that America could face cyber attacks capable of derailing passenger trains and allowing attackers to contaminate large water systems. Speaking to the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in New York on Oct. 11,
The United States believes Iran was behind a major cyberattack on Saudi Arabia’s state oil company and a Qatari gas firm, a former US official who has worked on cybersecurity issues said. In a major speech on cybersecurity on Thursday,
(AP) PRAGUEIraq has agreed to buy 28 Czech-made military airplanes in a deal worth $1 billion ((EURO)775 million), part of a broader effort by Baghdad to rebuild military capabilities destroyed during the U.S.-led invasion of the country, officials said Friday. Iraq
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia accuses Turkey of ‘beating up’ crew members on intercepted Syrian passenger plane Turkey says that intercepted Syrian passenger plane contained Russian munitions Tensions grow between Russia and Turkey Hizbollah chief Nasrallah admits to
By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated PressWASHINGTONAnyone who paid attention to a hearing in Congress this week knew that the administration had been implored to beef up security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya before the deadly terrorist attack there. But in the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey intercepts Syrian passenger plane traveling from Russia U.S. troops sent to Jordan for defense from Syria Greece’s austerity VAT tax hike has shut down restaurants 94% of Turkish people want Obama to win
In a well-written and very well-delivered and wide-ranging foreign policy speech (full transcript here) that touched on everything from Russia to North Africa to the Middle East, Governor Mitt Romney wasted no time in laying out a vision for America
From BarackObama.com: Mitt Romney has insulted our closest allies, rushed to judgement without facts while Americans were under attack, called Russia–not al Qaeda, our greatest threat, called the Iraq withdrawal “tragic”, and didn’t even mention Afghanistan in his convention speech.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Taiwan and Japan to resume fishing talks over Senkaku Islands China claims that the disputed islands belong to Taiwan Syrian Defector: Bashar al-Assad making plans to flee to Russia Surprise drone over Israel changes
Before “reboot” entered the pop culture lexicon, there was “GoldenEye.” The movie is one of the absolute best of the entire James Bond series, due in no small part to a terrific character-heavy script from Michael France, Jeffrey Caine, and
Thirty years from now, historians will mark the assassination of America’s Ambassador to Libya on September 11, 2012 as a more important event than the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. On “9/11,” the United States’ self-appointed role to provide
Pakistan and Russia have been holding “high level discussions” to find ways to strengthen the two nations’ economic, military, and political relationships. Pakistan’s military chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani traveled to Moscow this week to meet with Russian officials. And
In the spring of this year, Al-Qaeda’s Inspire magazine called for operatives to set forest fires in the U.S., yet a connection between the terrorist group and our fires was never made. However, The Telegraph is reporting that the connection
(AP) The Spy Who Loved Video Games: 5 famous Bond gamesBy DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESJames Bond hasn’t been sipping martinis and firing his Walther in the game world for nearly as long as he has in movie theaters,
Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgia Dream bloc party won Georgia’s parliamentary election on October 1, defeating the party of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The Georgia Dream bloc now holds 77 of the 150 seats in Georgia’s parliament, and Saakashvili has accepted the
From the moment General Motors (GM) cashed in our $50 billion in auto bailout coin, Government Motors was born, and has been little more than a Barack Obama Administration Crony Socialist Welfare delivery device. This is not Crony Capitalism, because
(AP) Syria: UN council members support ‘terrorism’UNITED NATIONSSyrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem accused some U.N. Security Council members Monday of supporting “terrorism” in the country in a speech clearly aimed at the U.S. and its allies who support the opposition.
