BBC News October 10, 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he bridged differences with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the Iranian nuclear stand-off. Russian officials made no public mention of progress… more
PINR Intelligence Brief October 8, 2007 PINR Report on Myanmar assesses that Russian economic interests are driving it to maintain the status quo in the country, while the US has an interest in a regime change from the current military junta to a democratic government… more
By Tony Barber in Luxembourg, Guido Bohsem in Berlin and Mark Schieritz in Frankfurt Financial Times October 8, 2007 European nations are to draw up radical proposals to improve transparency in financial markets and to change the way credit rating agencies operate in an attempt to prevent any recurrence of the financial turmoil arising from […]
By Peter Finn Washington Post Foreign Service October 2, 2007 President Vladimir Putin on Monday gave the clearest indication yet that he intends to continue ruling Russia after his term expires next spring, possibly by becoming prime minister, an office that analysts here say he could make as powerful as the presidency. To be prime […]
The Economist.com October 2, 2007 Vladimir Putin will run Russia for a long time yet, whether he is president or prime minister… more