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3 Reasons Why Ukraine Crisis Is More Dangerous than You Think

March 10, 2014
Increasing tensions between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine are a failure by each side to appreciate the mindset of the other. U.S. President Barack Obama sees the world as governed by international law and the United Nations Charter, while Russian President Vladimir Putin, a man who has jailed his critics, sent arms to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and has installed cronies as governors of Caucasus republics, sees the world very differently.

As Crimea moves to hold a referendum on joining Russia and the United States plans sanctions, those tensions will mount. Yet Obama’s approach to the crisis has almost no chance of succeeding and could make things worse, as administration officials have failed to grasp three crucial truths about this situation.

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3 Reasons Why Ukraine Crisis Is More Dangerous than You Think
Pro-Kremlin activists rally in Moscow in support of ethnic Russians in Ukraine on March 10, 2014. The orange and black flags are St. George’s Ribbons, a well-known Russian symbol of military valor. The banner reads: “Ask the people.” (Dmitry Serebryakov/AFP/Getty Images)
Russia Embraces Fracking to Ignite Siberian Shale Boom

Russia Embraces Fracking to Ignite Siberian Shale Boom

February 26, 2014
Caught off guard by the shale oil-and-gas boom in the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have given his blessing to an aggressive effort to tap enormous shale deposits in Siberia. State-run oil company Rosneft (London: ROSN) and natural gas driller Gazprom (LSE: OGZD) are working with ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS) and Statoil (NYSE: STO) in a bid to create a matching boom in Russian shale.
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New to Air Safety Threat List: Toothpaste, Breast Implants

New to Air Safety Threat List: Toothpaste, Breast Implants

February 26, 2014
Toothpaste tubes, shoes, underwear, even breast implants are joining the growing list of unusual threats to air safety from determined would-be bombers. After January’s twin mass-transit bombings in Volgograd, Russia, during the run-up to the Sochi Winter Olympics, the United States warned that terrorists could be trying to smuggle explosives disguised as toothpaste aboard Russia-bound flights.
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Migrant Worker Conditions Tarnish Qatar's World Cup Goals

Migrant Worker Conditions Tarnish Qatar's World Cup Goals

February 26, 2014
Qatar’s reputation as a “modern” Gulf state is being called into question by the appalling living and working conditions of the country’s estimated 1.4 million migrants, imported labor helping the country rapidly build and modernize. It’s an issue sure to rise in prominence as Qatar prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
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China-US Relations Survive Another Brush With Dalai Lama

China-US Relations Survive Another Brush With Dalai Lama

February 25, 2014
Sino-U.S. diplomacy hit a bump last week after President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled religious leader. Britain and France both faced significant backlashes from Beijing after similar meetings. Fortunately for Obama, the United States’ close economic relationship with China will likely ensure that fallout will be limited to frosty diplomatic protests that will not result in a prolonged nuclear winter.
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Face of Venezuelan Repression Looks Familiar to Ukrainians

Face of Venezuelan Repression Looks Familiar to Ukrainians

February 25, 2014
Disproportionately repressive force against peaceful protesters, often in the form of organized thuggery, has become a common theme in a number of conflicted cities worldwide, most recently in Venezuela. Demonstrators faced off with violent thugs in last summer’s marches in Istanbul and other Turkish cities. In Iran, they are called the Baij. More recently, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych tried to use similar groups in an attempt to put down the protests that finally ousted him.
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Snowden Revelations Spark Demand for Consumer Privacy

Snowden Revelations Spark Demand for Consumer Privacy

February 25, 2014
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Consumer interest in privacy has surged with news of retail hacking and broad U.S. government surveillance revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Some smartphone apps now claim to provide a thin layer of security, while more savvy users are finding ways to hide their virtual tracks using encrypted social media products and networks.

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