A soldier’s tale (2): trying to blend in,
Summary: In this second letter home our new conscript Tolya is starting to settle in to his two-year stint in Russia’s army. He tells us about the food and how he has learnt to avoid being beaten... Russia’s foreign policy: modernise or marginalise,
Summary: Russia’s foreign policy is outdated, according to the distinguished foreign affairs analyst Dmitry Trenin. In the first part of this interview with polit.ru’s Boris Dolgin he... Iran 2010-11: four scenarios and a nightmare,
Summary: The path to a resolution of Iran’s internal political crisis and its international nuclear confrontation is un-certain. Volker Perthes outlines four possible ways forward. Belarus: love and paranoia,
Summary: A Belarusian novel encourages citizens to question their own role in perpetuating the regime that governs them. The authorities’ response suggests that it has touched a nerve, says Natalia... How to return to the spirit of change: the US and Iran's reform movement,
Summary: The US needs to alter its security orientated discourse on Iran to nourish the reform movement and democracy To its credit, the Obama administration recognized the... Stress, quarrels and neglect: the 'normal' polygamous family,
Summary: A large-scale study currently underway across Malaysia uncovers proof that polygamy harms everyone involved: from emotionally scarred children, to wives who think they’d be... |
Friday 15 January 2010
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