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9:42 AM 4/15/2016 - When will Russia break?

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The Morning Vertical, April 15, 2016 When will Russia break? "This card — the inculcation of pride that “Russia is again a great country” — is the largest, maybe the only, one in the Kremlin deck and will need to be played again and again. In a recent essay, Robert Kaplan  observes  that Putin’s “foreign policy must become more creative and calculating… the more chaos he can generate abroad, the more valuable the autocratic stability he provides at home will appear.” Whether or not the Russian president really does hate the West, his survival depends on acting as if he does...  A “European destiny” was the subtext of Mikhail Gorbachev’s attempt to open up the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. It sustained, fitfully, the government of Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s. It was played with, then decisively ditched, in the 2000s by Vladimir Putin. Were he to fail, it has a chance of revival. Those who wish it would need courage and strength and support. Were  the

» Putin calls Obama ‘decent man’ for remarks on mistakes in Libya 14/04/16 13:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks

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Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks Review   From The Major News Sources »   Putin calls Obama ‘decent man’ for remarks on mistakes in Libya 14/04/16 13:32 from  Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks mikenova shared this story from World. For Putin and other Russian officials, it was a welcome mea culpa. »   Poll of British Muslims Reveals Startling Views on Gays and Terror 14/04/16 13:31 from  Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks mikenova shared this story from NYT > World. Muslim men at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London. A new poll revealed views among Britain’s largest religious minority that differed from the greater population’s. »   Kerry Calls for Push to Boost Connectivity in Poor Countries 14/04/16 13:30 from  Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging governments and industries to create enabling environments that spur connectivity, while promoting a U.S. plan to bring 1.5 billion people