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St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Volgograd, February 4-19
Hi Friends,
The last day of our most recent trip to Russia has come. CCI contributor Ted McIntire traveled with me on this trip, in which we interviewed CCI alumni about their experiences since their training and learned their thoughts about things currently going on in their country, as well as about the current relations between our two countries.
Between Feb 4 and 19, we traveled to three cities: St. Petersburg, Moscow and Volgograd.
The Obama Administration Recklessly Escalates Confrontation With Russia
By quadrupling military spending on NATO’s forces on Russia’s border, Washington risks turning the new Cold War into a hot one.
By Stephen F. Cohen
he Obama administration has just recklessly escalated its military confrontation with Russia. The Pentagon’s announcement that it will more than quadruple military spending on the US-NATO forces in countries on or near Russia’s borders pushes the new Cold War toward actual war—possibly even a nuclear one.
The move is unprecedented in modern times. With the exception of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, Western military power has never been positioned so close to Russia. The Obama administration’s decision is Russian roulette Washington-style, making the new Cold War even more dangerous than the preceding one. Russia will certainly react, probably by moving more of its own heavy weapons, including advanced missiles, to its Western borders, possibly along with a number of tactical nuclear weapons. [Continue Reading]
Spring 2015 Trip: Moscow––Vladimir Pozner
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