Monthly Archives: February 2012

Vladimir Putin’s Russia, then and now

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Molly

Russia’s presidential elections are March 4. What seemed less than a year ago would be a smooth transition between outgoing President/ ingoing Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and incoming President/ outgoing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been anything but. Putin has … Continue reading →

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Containing Iran

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Cheryl

In his Long Telegram, George Kennan defined containment of the Soviet Union, although he didn’t use that word, which came later. The wars of the first half of the twentieth century had followed the patterns and expectations of wars of … Continue reading →

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Kennan and Iran

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Cheryl

On February 22, 1946, George Kennan sent the State Department a 5000-word analysis of Soviet-American relations. That telegram was the basis for a Cold War strategy that lasted through the end of the Soviet Union and avoided the worst possibility, … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Powered Music: The “Gammaphone” Nuclear Music Box

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Peter

Nuclear Powered Music The “Gammaphone” Nuclear Music Box by Peter Alaric DeSimone ~ I tell you: one must still have chaos within oneself, to give birth to a dancing star. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~ Few things in life are as … Continue reading →

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The Day After Israel Attacks Iran – Updated

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Cheryl

Iran seems to have responded to the attacks on its nuclear scientists by similar bombings of Israeli embassy personnel in Tblisi and New Delhi. The perpetrators haven’t been identified. Hezbollah is everyone’s first guess, although Juan Cole questions that. These … Continue reading →

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