Commentary
As hard as it may be to believe, there was a time when many regarded Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu as an open-minded Marxist, a nationalist communist, even a proponent of socialism with a human face.
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Crimea
Thirty years ago, Musa Mamut poured gasoline over himself and set himself alight to protest the injustice being suffered by his fellow Tatars.
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EU/Russia
The EU wants assurances that Russia will not use its oil and gas reserves to pressure its neighbors, while Moscow wants to use the energy market to expand westward. Can this week's summit in Siberia help?
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Council Of Europe
The council's Parliamentary Assembly, often criticized for its soft stance, has offered harsher-than-usual assessments of the democratic performances of some of its newest members.
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