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August 07, 2009

Russia: Not Exactly Born-Again Global Citizen

 

 

While the last few weeks may have been spent trying to find the “reset” button, at least on the part of the US, this week has been about to what era Russia seems intent on resetting relations. That is, to the Cold War. Jane’s Intelligence Weekly notes that Russia’s decision to put two of its submarines off of the east coast of the United States could be serious enough to “set back hopes of rapprochement.”

 

 

Read more of my post at the Henry Jackson Society blog “The Scoop”.

 

 

Martin Kite-Powell is an American research assistant with the Henry Jackson Society, a London-based trans-Atlantic think tank focused on international security and human rights. He has written numerous articles and blogs, conducts research, divines event transcripts, and performs other daily tricks for the society.

 

 

Posted by Martin at August 7, 2009 05:16 PM

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