The Obama administration has offered to “reset” relations with Russia. But what is really needed is a change of operating system. A reset seeks to restore a previous relationship, which for former officials of the Clinton administration now back in office means the Yeltsin years. This will fail because Moscow views that period as emblematic of Russian weakness and exploitation by the West, and especially by the United States.
Moscow-Baghdad ties on the mend;
Russians blame the Kremlin for economic malaise
In a time of shooting wars, it is easy to lose sight of wars waiting to happen. This is dangerous, especially for a new US administration with an ample international agenda. Serious attention is required on Nagorno Karabakh, the simmering dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Positive thinking in Poland;
In Iran, playing offense...;
...while thinking defense;
Iran's anti-NMD plan;
Strategic Posture Commission offers modest vision of missile defense
The long arm of Chechen politics;
Another energy move in Eastern Europe