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Monday, October 10, 2016

President Hollande may cancel Paris meeting with Putin after Aleppo veto - France 24 | Syria conflict: France wants Russia on war crimes charges - BBC News | Meeting in Turkey, Putin and Erdogan Grow Warmer Toward Each Other - The New York Times

Russian president Vladimir Putin sits next to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the World Energy Congress, where they announced a gas deal between the two countries

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Syria conflict: France wants Russia on war crimes charges - BBC News

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Meeting in Turkey, Putin and Erdogan Grow Warmer Toward Each Other - The New York Times
Eye on energy congress in Turkey’s Istanbul - YouTube
Putin says Russia ready to join measures to limit oil production - YouTube
Russia to build permanent Syrian naval base, eyes other outposts | Reuters
Syrian government, allies advance as Russia vetoes UN demand - Middle East News - Haaretz
U.S. hacking charges fail to impress Russians. They just think we hate them. - The Washington Post
Russia wants to be a competitor not partner to west – Michael Fallon | World news | The Guardian
Putin’s grand plan: Destabilize the West | Opinion | Eugene, Oregon
Russia-US Relations Undergo Drastic Changes
Queen to welcome Vladimir Putin ally Patriarch Kirill at Buckingham Palace
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Клятвы Керри и коренные изменения:...
In Russian Hacks of Democrats, a Ghost of the Soviet Past
Putin and Assad could face justice for war crimes in Syria - The Washington Post
Trump Reveals His Ignorance on Russia
What Is Russia Up To, and Is It Time to Draw the Line? - The New York Times
Editorial: Bully Putin is blind to his weakness | Opinion | omaha.com
Russia Must Deal With Catastophic Brain Drain; With brain drain, only leaders and those who leave are winners: the country is the big loser. – Johnson's Russia List
Decade marked for Russian reporter's...
Russia: Getting away with murder - CNN.com
With only bad options in Syria, US reluctant to alter course | WTOP
Decoding Russia's latest provocative move in Syria
Friday was a disaster for US-Russia relations. Why it's too late for Obama to fix it | Washington Examiner
UN to vote on rival Syria resolutions _ and likely veto both | WTOP
Russia Faces UN Security Council Showdown Over Syria
Russia Faces Security Council Showdown Saturday Over Syria - ABC News
France in fresh diplomatic push to end fighting in Syria's Aleppo - France 24
UN to vote on Russian-drafted Aleppo truce - Al Arabiya English
Syrian, Russian Actions in Aleppo 'Incomprehensible,' Deputy Secretary of Defense Work Says - eNews Park Forest
How Much Does Trump Really Love Putin? – OpEd – Eurasia Review
Brooklyn-based company 'exported hi-tech missile systems to Russia' | Daily Mail Online
US catches spies shipping military...
Russian officials react to US cyber...
Lawmakers on attributing hacks to Russia: Strike back | TheHill
Sanctions Will Not Cause 'Regime Change' in Russia - IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters
US turns up heat on Russia as ties...
Russia faces Security Council...
Russia faces UN Security Council...
Russia Hack of U.S. Politics Bigger Than Disclosed, Includes GOP - NBC News
Джон Керри призывает расследовать действия России - YouTube
Путин объяснил причины негативного отношения к нему на Западе :: Политика :: РБК
Cops hunt Putin fans who hung 40-foot...
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Назначение Сергея Кириенко: Жесткий ответ или следование интересам США
Georgian Dream Declares Victory In Parliamentary Elections
Russia Vetos France's Draft UN Resolution On Syria; Russian Draft Rejected
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Saturday, October 8, 2016

US accuses Russia of war crimes in Syria, political hacking - Kansas City Star Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:35 PM

US accuses Russia of war crimes in Syria, political hacking - Kansas City Star
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:35 PM

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Kansas City Star

US accuses Russia of war crimes in Syria, political hacking
Kansas City Star
Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike's vice president of intelligence, said not only did the hackers' programming code sometimes match code used in earlier hacks by Russia but the behaviormatches the country's decades-long efforts to sow instability in Europe and ...

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Obama's Russia Epiphany - Wall Street Journal
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:34 PM

Russia And US Presidential Elections Of 2016 - Google News

Wall Street Journal

Obama's Russia Epiphany
Wall Street Journal
And don't forget Mr. Obama's private whispers to then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, caught unaware on a microphone, that he'd be ready to wheel and deal with Russia again after his 2012 re-election. The wheeling has all been done by Mr. Putin, ...
Book celebrates Vladimir Putin as 'global cultural phenomenon'The Guardian

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US Vows Response To Russian Hack At 'Time And Place Of Our Choosing' - NDTV
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:34 PM

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US Vows Response To Russian Hack At 'Time And Place Of Our Choosing'
NDTV
Washington, United States: Directly accusing Russia of trying to manipulate the 2016 US presidential election, the United States on Friday issued a stark warning that it would act when it wants to protect its interests. "We will take action to protect ...
US vows response to Russian hack at 'time and place of our ...The Straits Times

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Russia May Boost Vietnam, Cuba Ties in Response to US Military Moves in Baltic - Sputnik International
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:34 PM

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Sputnik International

Russia May Boost Vietnam, Cuba Ties in Response to US Military Moves in Baltic
Sputnik International
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Friday, Russia's State Secretary and Deputy Defense Minister Nikolay Pankov said that the Russian Defense Ministry is investigating the possibility of returning to Cuba and Vietnam. “Cuba is easy,” Executive Intelligence ...

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How Much Does Trump Really Love Putin? – OpEd - Eurasia Review
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:34 PM

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How Much Does Trump Really Love Putin? – OpEd
Eurasia Review
American media is filled with unbelievable stories about US presidential hopeful Donald Trump's reverence for Russian president Vladimir Putin – former KGB intelligence officer who later in his career worked for KGB in Germany before he was handpicked ...

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US officially accuses Russia of hacking DNC and interfering with election - The Guardian
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:33 PM

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The Guardian

US officially accuses Russia of hacking DNC and interfering with election
The Guardian
The US government has formally accused Russia of hacking the Democratic party's computer networks and said that Moscow was attempting to “interfere” with the US presidential election. Hillary Clinton and US officials have blamed Russian hackers for ...
The US just formally accused Russia of interfering in the presidential electionVox
US Vows Response To Russian Hack At 'Time And Place Of Our Choosing'NDTV
US officials blame Russian government for hacking DNC to sway presidential electionLos Angeles Times
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President Obama accuses Russia of interfering in U.S. elections for political gain - Washington Times
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:31 PM

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Washington Times

President Obama accuses Russia of interfering in U.S. elections for political gain
Washington Times
A statement on Saturday released by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov read, “This whipping up of emotions regarding 'Russian hackers' is used in the U.S. election campaign, and the current U.S. administration, taking part in this fight, is not ...

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Putin's Activation of 'Iskander-M' Ballistic Missile Is a Message to Obama - Observer
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:30 PM

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Putin's Activation of 'Iskander-M' Ballistic Missile Is a Message to Obama
Observer
To the hard men in Moscow, who got their schooling in the KGB, our diffident, wordy Ivy League lawyer president is a weakling—almost a caricature of everything they despise about the postmodern West. Here the Kremlin mirrors most Russians, who find ...
Russia and the west: risks of hypeOpen Democracy
George Will: Vladimir Putin Is Bringing Back The 1930sCaledonian Record
Five myths about RussiaWashington Post
OilPrice.com -Sky News
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Putin's challenge for the next US president - Huffington Post
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:30 PM

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Observer

Putin's challenge for the next US president
Huffington Post
... Vladimir Putin's Russia will loom large. This is no longer post-communist Russia attempting the transition to a market-based democracy and looking up to the West. That transformation was an epic failure. In Putin's words, “Russia is rising from its ...
Putin's Activation of 'Iskander-M' Ballistic Missile Is a Message to ObamaObserver
Where will Putin strike next?Newsweek
Vladimir Putin is bringing back the 1930sWashington Post
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There are no good options in Syria - The Australian Financial Review
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:30 PM

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The Australian Financial Review

There are no good options in Syria
The Australian Financial Review
But the question that proponents of a more robust US military intervention need to answer is how much force must be used, and in what way, to modify the behaviour not just of Damascus, but of Tehran and Moscow as well. Dr Rodger Shanahan is a research ...
The Latest: Erdogan, Putin discuss Syria crisis by phoneDaily Mail

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With Only Bad Options in Syria, US Reluctant to Alter Course - ABC News
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:29 PM

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With Only Bad Options in Syria, US Reluctant to Alter Course
ABC News
The more aggressive proposals come with the added risk of pulling the U.S. into direct militaryconfrontation with Russia, a threat illuminated by a string of recent taunts from Moscow. Obama has wrestled for years with the Syria crisis and is deeply ...
Sen. Mike Lee: U.S. Can't Bomb Syrian Forces Without ...Common Dreams (press release)
There's a Way Obama's White House Can Save Syrian Lives, There's Just No WillDefense One
Will Obama's Aimless Drifting Lead to War in Syria?The National Interest Online
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Philippines "can live" without US military aid: defense chief - Global Times
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:29 PM

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InterAksyon

Philippines "can live" without US military aid: defense chief
Global Times
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Friday that the Philippines can get by without US military aid. "I think we can live without those (US military) aid. ... Lorenzana said it's time to "reassess" the US-Philippine relations, saying ...
As PH seeks more independence from US, offers of military hardware pour inInterAksyon

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Russia Considers Military Bases in Vietnam and Cuba: Agencies - Jakarta Globe
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:29 PM

US - Russia Relations Reassessment - Google News

Russia Considers Military Bases in Vietnam and Cuba: Agencies
Jakarta Globe
The United States is in the process of reviving its relations with Cuba, which in Soviet times had offered Moscow its closest military installation to US territory, less than 100 miles (60 miles) from the Florida Keys. "The global situation is not ...

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US accuses Russia of hacking political sites - Fox News
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:28 PM

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US accuses Russia of hacking political sites
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Pressure has been mounting on the Obama administration to call out Russia for the hacking of U.S. political sites and email accounts. The hacking claim Friday was another setback in already strained U.S.-Russia relations. The White House declined to ...
U.S. officially blames Russia for recent political hackingChicago Sun-Times

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U.S. accuses Russia of hacking political sites, trying to 'interfere' with presidential election - The Seattle Times
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:28 PM

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The Seattle Times

U.S. accuses Russia of hacking political sites, trying to 'interfere' with presidential election
The Seattle Times
FILE – In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, Director of the National Intelligence James Clapper speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. is accusing Russia of hacking political sites, saying it is trying to interfere with the... (AP Photo/Alex ...

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US Accuses Russia Of Election Year Cyber-Meddling - NPR
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:28 PM

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NPR	US Accuses Russia Of Election Year Cyber-Meddling NPR Cory Gardner, R-Colo., says he will introduce a bill to sanction "Russia's cybercriminals" in the wake of the Obama administration's accusation. Gardner is the chairman of the Senate ForeignRelations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and

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US accuses Russia of hacking political sitesFox News

US 'confident' that Russia directed hacking attacksFinancial Times
U.S. blames Russia for hacking political sites, interfering in presidential electionChicago Tribune

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US Accuses Russia of Political Hacking, War Crimes in Syria - ABC News
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:28 PM

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US Accuses Russia of Political Hacking, War Crimes in Syria
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In a one-two punch, the United States also directly accused Russia of war crimes in Syria. Moscow dismissed the accusations, which significantly worsen U.S.-Russia relations that already had deteriorated to the lowest point in years. Russian officials ...
US Accuses Russia Of Election Year Cyber-MeddlingNPR
US 'confident' that Russia directed hacking attacksFinancial Times
Joint DHS and ODNI Election Security Statement - National IntelligenceNational Intelligence
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Friday was a disaster for US-Russia relations. Why it's too late for Obama to fix it - Washington Examiner (blog)
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:28 PM

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Friday was a disaster for US-Russia relations. Why it's too late for Obama to fix it
Washington Examiner (blog)
And in the U.S. Friday morning, Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia and Syria should be investigated for possible war crimes. In the afternoon, other top U.S. officials officially blamedRussia for the hack of the Democratic National Committee ...
US To Continue Air Strikes In Syria Despite Russian Threats | The ...Daily Caller

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Friday was a disaster for US-Russia relations. Why it's too late for Obama to fix it - Washington Examiner (blog)
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:27 PM

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Russian war in Ukraine: Putin backed rebels set up concentration camps - Daily Star
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:27 PM

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Daily Star

Russian war in Ukraine: Putin backed rebels set up concentration camps
Daily Star
Eastern Human Rights Group alleges that some 5,000 people in the self-declared Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) of eastern Ukraine are being held as slaves in jails reminiscent of Nazi camps and Soviet-era gulags. The rebels proclaimed the creation of ...

Congress in Istanbul provides major platform for global energy - Daily Sabah
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:26 PM

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Daily Sabah

Congress in Istanbul provides major platform for global energy
Daily Sabah
This will be the first major showcase event hosted in Turkey since the foiled coup attempt. And in so doing, Turkey will have the opportunity to declare its renewed level of self-confidence in the face of global public opinion and international figures ...

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Decoding Russia's latest provocative move in Syria - Military Times
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:26 PM

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Decoding Russia's latest provocative move in Syria
Military Times
Zaloga noted that the Turkish military has publicly displayed its own ballistic missile systems in recent years. Turkey is staunchly opposed to Assad. And relations between Russia and Turkeyhave been rocky since the Turkish military shot down a ...

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Feds Pin Political Hacks on Russia. But How to Respond? - WIRED
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:24 PM

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WIRED

Feds Pin Political Hacks on Russia. But How to Respond?
WIRED

In a public statement Friday, the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence formally accused the Russian government of political hacking aimed at influencing the November election. Their joint statement

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Russia actively attempting to subvert US democracy: Intelligence officialsCNBC
US accuses Russia of political hacking, war crimes in Syria Economic Times

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Editorial: Bully Putin is blind to his weakness - Omaha World-Herald
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:24 PM

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Omaha World-Herald

Editorial: Bully Putin is blind to his weakness
Omaha World-Herald
The award for most absurd Russian behavior perhaps should go to the weather forecast this summer in which the Russian telecaster singled out Nebraska — yes, that's right, his weather map highlighted the Cornhusker State — and matter-of- factly ...

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The scary truth about what Putin really wants (and Obama's willful ignorance) - Fox News
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:24 PM

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The scary truth about what Putin really wants (and Obama's willful ignorance)
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... gambits, a majority of intelligence analysts reportedly continue to insist that Putin has no grand scheme to confront America, that his policies have been aimed at boosting his personal image at home and Russia's international standing abroad to ...

Putin's Russia is the greatest threat to global security - Ya Libnan
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 5:23 PM

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Ya Libnan

Putin's Russia is the greatest threat to global security
Ya Libnan
In the near term, President Vladimir Putin's willingness to throw aside treaties, conventions,international law and standards of international behavior makes it imperative to contain and deter an aggressive Russian state — even as we remain open to ...

The scary truth about what Putin really wants (and Obama's willful ignorance)Fox News
Vladimir Putin, Russian aggression in UkraineThe Ukrainian Weekly (press release) (subscription)
Editorial: Bully Putin is blind to his weaknessOmaha World-Herald
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The scary truth about what Putin really wants (and Obama’s willful ignorance)
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 2:17 PM

What is Vladimir Putin up to? Evidence of Russian ambition seems to mount by the day. Seizing its neighbor’s territory. Russian bomber overflights of NATO member states. Sophisticated cyberattacks aimed at influencing America’s presidential election. Missiles fired at civilian aircraft. Devastating air strikes on hospitals and relief convoys in Aleppo as the ink dries on a U.S.-Russian cease-fire agreement for Syria. American accusations of bad faith and the suspension of diplomatic talks.

Russia’s agenda should appear clear by now. But the U.S. intelligence community is apparently divided over whether President Putin’s provocations are “tactical,” that is, the result of geo-political opportunities that he has cleverly seized, or “strategic,”part of a coherent plan to undermine America and, as one American presidential nominee might put it, make Russia great again.

Having failed yet again to predict most of Putin’s startling diplomatic and military gambits, a majority of intelligence analysts reportedly continue to insist that Putin has no grand scheme to confront America, that his policies have been aimed at boosting his personal image at home and Russia’s international standing abroad to deflect attention from the country’s grave and growing economic woes. The escalating clashes between Russia and America and its allies, as David Sanger recently wrote in The New York Times, echoing the White House’s and intelligence analysts stubborn consensus, fall far short of a new Cold War. There is no “great ideological struggle underway,” he writes.

Veteran Democratic pollster (and Fox News contributor) Douglas E. Schoen, with Evan Roth Smith, his colleague and co-author, adamantly disagree. In this new book, “Putin’s Master Plan, (Encounter Books, September 27, 2016)” they argue forcefully, and convincingly to many observers, that Putin’s global goal is to undermine the West and liberal democracy and that he has a clearly defined strategy for doing so.

The United States and its allies, Schoen asserts, play into Putin’s hands by failing to resist Russia’s aggression. Washington, in particular, has failed to exert the “clearheaded, decisive Western leadership” essential to halting such conduct, especially in Europe. “In the face of Putin’s naked aggression in Europe, the West has shown a level of incompetence that approaches impotence,” they write. A harsh, but not unfair verdict.

Putin seeks to “usher in a new world order” reminiscent of that during the Cold War, they write, by systematically attempting to “destroy Europe, divide NATO, and restore Russian power and global influence,” the subtitle of the book.

The United States and its allies, Schoen asserts, play into Putin’s hands by failing to resist Russia’s aggression. Washington, in particular, has failed to exert the “clearheaded, decisive Western leadership” essential to halting such conduct, especially in Europe. “In the face of Putin’s naked aggression in Europe, the West has shown a level of incompetence that approaches impotence,” they write. A harsh, but not unfair verdict.

Rather than unearth reams of new intelligence, Schoen and his co-author make their case largely by mining public sources, describing case after case of Russian aggression, and documenting Putin’s extensive use of “hybrid warfare” – conventional force plus unconventional forces, cyberwar, subterfuge and propaganda.

Five of their nine chapters are devoted to the techniques Putin has used to promote his goals –covert and overt support for left-wing groups, predictably, and unpredictably, for right-wing parties which also oppose NATO and the European Union.

The book cites warnings from Europeans and other targets of Kremlin intrigue that are so often ignored in the U.S.. The cost of failing to counter Russian probing, provocation, and aggression, they maintain, is high.

Schoen, one of the most influential Democratic campaign consultants for thirty years, blames the last three American presidents for the failure to confront Putin. But President Obama receives the brunt of this withering critique of America’s foreign policy.

Schoen is most knowledgeable, and passionate, in decrying America’s policy towards Ukraine, a country he knows well thanks partly to his role as an adviser to the country’s leading pro-Western oligarch, Victor Pinchuk.

Because of Russia’s seizure of Crimea, its support for the ongoing war in the industrial heartland, and other steps aimed at strangling the state economically, politically and militarily, Schoen asserts, “Ukraine is on the brink of collapse.”

Yet apart from supporting sanctions to punish Russia for its seizure of Crimea and the provision of some modest non-lethal aid, Washington has remained seemingly indifferent to the death and suffering of Ukrainians and to Russia’s continued occupation of territory whose sovereignty Putin has long refused to recognize but which the West had repeatedly guaranteed. Particularly “shameful,” the book states, is America’s unwillingness to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs to defend itself. But he and his co-author say little about what America and Europe could do to address another of Ukraine’s gravest challenges – reducing the systemic corruption which along with the war has undermined investment and disillusioned so many of the millions who filled Kiev’s main square in 2004 and 2013 to oust their corrupt government and demand government accountability and democracy.

Across the board, Schoen favors a more robust response to Putin’s policies – a permanent NATO troop presence in Eastern Europe, America’s destruction of Russian arms caches if Putin continues funneling weapons to Syria and Iran, and other military steps “to force the cessation and eventual reversal of Russian acts of aggression.”

Is there hope that Russia’s mounting economic and demographic troubles might moderate its behavior? In his recent book, “America in Retreat: The new Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder (Sentinel, November 18, 2014),” Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens shares Doug Schoen’s alarm about America’s unwillingness to shoulder its historic, global responsibilities.

He, too, argues that America’s retreat is exacting a devastating price for American security and prosperity. But Stephens seemingly takes comfort in Russia’s growing economic and demographic plight. Russia’s $2 trillion GDP is roughly the same as Italy’s, a country with half Russia’s population, one fifty-fifth of its landmass, and almost none of its resources. Russia’s average monthly wage is $804, about a third of Italy’s.

Once a scientific powerhouse, Stephens notes, since of the Cold War, only seven Russians have won a Nobel Prize, three of whom made their careers outside of Russia. With declining oil prices, America’s rise as the world’s leading oil and gas producer, widespread corruption, high taxes, and thuggish behavior towards foreign investors, strong growth is unlikely.

Analyst Ilan Berman agrees. In “Implosion: The End of Russia and What It Means for America,” (Regnery Publishing, September 16, 2013) he argues that Russia’s sub-replacement-level birth rate, short lifespan and emigration could prompt the country’s population to fall to 52 million by 2080.

Well aware of these trends, Schoen argues that what makes Russian conduct under Putin so ominous is that the country’s intense military buildup is occurring despite such challenges. Putin has boosted defense spending, in ruble terms, twenty-fold. In 2015, Russia’s defense budget reached a record high of $81 billion, a $20 billion increase over 2014. Putin plans to acquire and develop 400 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM’s), more than 2,000 next generation tanks, 600 modernized combat aircraft, eight nuclear submarines, 50 warships, and 17,000 new military vehicles.

Another internal threat to Russia is growing radical Islamism. Leon Aron, the American Enterprise Institute’s director of Russian studies, recently noted that Russia has contributed more fighters to ISIS than any other European nation. After Arabic, he writes, Russian is the second most popular language of the Islamic “emirate.” With an estimated 20 million Muslims, or 14 percent of its population, Russia is the largest Muslim country in Europe. With an estimated 300-500 ISIS recruiters in the Russian capital, Moscow has become a key hub and way station to Syria for foreign fighters.

While Christian Orthodox Russia has cooperated with European and U.S. officials to counter Islamic terrorism, fear of radical Islam has not led Putin to shift strategies or embrace deeper cooperation the west to defeat the growing Muslim militancy which threatens both western democracies and autocratic Russia alike. Nor is he likely to do, Schoen argues.

At a recent Brookings Institution seminar, Schoen seemed equally dubious about prospects for the American policy shift he champions. While he respects Hillary Clinton’s “intellectual judgment,” he said, “She is not a strategist who thinks two of three steps ahead.” As for Donald Trump, questions about his financial ties to Moscow, his insecurity and isolationist pronouncements make a return to robust interventionism unlikely.

If the next American president continues President Obama’s complacency, Putin will have already won.

Judith Miller, a Fox News contributor, is an award-winning writer and author, and an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. The author of several books, her latest is "The Story: A Reporter's Journey" (Simon & Schuster, April 7, 2015) now available in paperback. Follow her on Twitter@JMFreeSpeech.

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Наперекор Москве Минниханов приехал «укреплять сотрудничество» с Латвией - EADaily
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:16 PM

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Наперекор Москве Минниханов приехал «укреплять сотрудничество» с Латвией
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«Бизнес должен помочь политикам осознать, что Латвии и России выгодно поддерживать дружеские отношения», — так Рустам Минниханов ответил на вопрос радио Baltkom о том, можно ли считать его визит в Латвию сигналом, свидетельствующим о том, что отношения между двумя странами могут улучшиться ...

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Hacking: A thorny issue between Russia and the West - BBC News
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:14 PM

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Hacking: A thorny issue between Russia and the West
BBC News
Russian hackers have been accused by the United States of carrying out a series of attacks against political organisations in order "to interfere with the US election". State involvement remains of a matter of debate. Russian officials have strenuously ...
The open US accusation of hacking by Russia signals a war of nerves not seen since the Cold WarQuartz

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1966: Russia Expels Chineseby By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:13 PM

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From the archives of The International Herald Tribune: The Soviet government expels all students from Communist China from Russia in October 1966.

U.S. Formally Accuses Russia of Stealing D.N.C. Emailsby By DAVID E. SANGER
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:13 PM

Russia

The government said the disclosure of the emails was “intended to interfere with the U.S. election process.”

No Hockey or J.Lo, but Vladimir Putin Still Gets 450 Roses for His Birthday by By SOPHIA KISHKOVSKY
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:13 PM

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The Russian president celebrated turning 64 with a bouquet of flowers, one from each member of the State Duma, or lower house of Parliament.

US Publicly Blames Russian Government for Hacking - NBCNews.com
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:12 PM

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US Publicly Blames Russian Government for Hacking
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The Obama administration on Friday for the first time squarely blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin's government for a wave of hacking attacks and email leaks, saying the goal was "to interfere with the U.S. election process." "The U.S. Intelligence ...

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Charles Krauthammer: Obama's stillborn legacy is on the November ballot - Savannah Morning News
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:12 PM

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Charles Krauthammer: Obama's stillborn legacy is on the November ballot
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Major health insurers like Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, having lost millions of dollars, are withdrawing from the exchanges. In one-third of the U.S., exchanges will have only one ... He blatantly violated his own cease-fire with an air campaign of such ...

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Can Trump seize on Obama foreign policy failures?by FoxNewsChannel
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 1:41 PM

1966: Russia Expels Chineseby By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:13 PM

U.S. Formally Accuses Russia of Stealing D.N.C. Emailsby By DAVID E. SANGER
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:13 PM

No Hockey or J.Lo, but Vladimir Putin Still Gets 450 Roses for His Birthday by By SOPHIA KISHKOVSKY
Saturday October 8th, 2016 at 12:13 PM