Reading Time: 3 minutes Proved to be an effective negotiator while president, especially when dealing with dictators
Tag: Vladimir Putin
Ukraine, Taiwan, and the politics of big neighbour resentment
Reading Time: 5 minutes Anyone who resists is a “traitor”and therefore deserving of brutal retribution
Putin’s risky Syrian gambit is not serving him well
Reading Time: 7 minutes While former KGB agent Vladimir Putin no longer reports to anyone, that doesn’t mean a demotion might not be in his future
Emboldened Putin rolling over feckless Obama
Reading Time: 4 minutes To the KGB-schooled “hard men” of the Kremlin, dealing with the Obama administration is akin to taking candy from a baby
Putin’s fumbling of Ukraine could cost him his job
Reading Time: 4 minutes Russia’s elite might oust Putin over the Ukrainian debacle in an attempt to “normalize” relations with Ukraine, Europe and the United States
Putin’s daydreams coming true
Reading Time: 4 minutes The recent British vote on Brexit means the Kremlin’s fantasies about Europe may not be that farfetched