The arms treaty with Russia strengthens America’s security by allowing us to cut back on useless warheads.
The EU’s response to the economic crisis is limited because it has to be. The union has always balanced national interests with supranational ones.
Missile defense is on the agenda again, this time at the G8. The United States has just signed a deal with the Czechs, to Russian protests. At The Nixon Center, Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin explained Moscow’s concerns.
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For better or worse, in democracies, politicians respond to the domestic pressure, which is seldom altruistic.