The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

9:03 AM 3/11/2013 - NYT Review Mike Nova's starred items "I have come a long way from the life I had in the late ’90s, when, flush with c... via The New York Times's Facebook Wall by The New York Times on 3/10/13 "I have come a long way from the life I had in the late ’90s, when, flush with cash from an Internet start-up sale, I had a giant house crammed with stuff — electronics and cars and appliances and gadgets," writes Graham Hill in Opinion. "Somehow this stuff ended up running my life, or a lot of it; the things I consumed ended up consuming me." Living With Less. A Lot Less. www.nytimes.com The many things I consumed ended up consuming me. With Chávez gone, what do his young opponents want now? via Christian Science Monitor | World on 3/11/13 A vibrant youth movement played a major role in Venezuela's beleaguered opposition during the rule of Hugo Chávez. Hedge Fund Manager Found a...

Mikhail Gorbachev denounces Putin`s attack on rights via Videos by Oscars2013 on 3/7/13 Mikhail Gorbachev denounces Putin`s attack on rights 'Soviet President" "Mikhail Gorbachev" "Mikhail Gorbachev Interview" "Russian President" "Vladimir Putin" "Russian" "President Vladimir Putin" "pro-Kremlin" ... From: Oscars2013 Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:43 More in News & Politics Conclave to elect new pope to start March 12 via Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines on 3/8/13 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals will start their conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict on March 12, the Vatican said on Friday, with no clear favorite to take charge of the troubled Church. Benedict's surprise abdication last month has already brought most of the world's cardinals to the Vatican for discussions on the problems facing the 1.2 billion-membe...

Mike Nova's starred items Pope may change conclave rules before leaving: Vatican via Reuters: Top News on 2/20/13 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict may change Church rules governing the conclave where cardinals from around the world will meet next month to secretly elect his successor, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Panetta tells Congress that budget cuts could lead to furloughs via Reuters: Politics on 2/20/13 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday he had notified Congress that automatic budget cuts scheduled to take effect on March 1 could lead to furloughs at the Pentagon. White House targets trade secret theft with new strategy via Reuters: Technology News on 2/20/13 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will tackle the theft of U.S. trade secrets on Wednesday with a new strategy to protect American companies from losing hundreds of billions of dollars in an area of growi...