A giant like Russia cannot be threatened with retaliation by its Western neighbors, above all because the energy that makes the European countries run comes in a large part from Gazprom, the most important oil company in the world. The author says that by merely understanding Moscow’s historic need to have a safety line, a stable relationship between the Russian bear and its Western neighbors can be achieved.

Russia: the bear wakes up
How to achieve a stable relationship between the West and Moscow

Nostalgia for Russia
The giant steps out from the shadows in order to defend its damaged pride

Moscow, being called into question
The international consequences of the Russian invasion of Georgia
Find out why the crisis in South Ossetia has constituted a tough international setback for Russia and the Slavophile and pro-Oriental positions that the new president Medvedev and his prime minister Putin defend. However, should Europe expect some type retaliation by Moscow in terms of energy?
Now that Pervez Musharraf has finally resigned as Pakistan’s president, the author analyzes his legacy, and attempts to pick apart the unstable coalition currently ruling Pakistan. Read on to discover why the Pakistani people gradually turned against a man they initially trusted, and why a poor civilian government is always better than a poor military one.
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Islamabad’s Next Steps
The Challenges Facing the PPP-PMLN Must Now Be Confronted
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Pakistan’s Next Hurdles
The new civilian government faces various internal and external challenges
The recently elected coalition government of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) must now struggle to cement its power amid dauntingly high public expectations. In addition to lingering political disputes, among them the recent judiciary controversy and the ongoing conflict with

Assessing the creation of the new civilian government in Pakistan
The announcement of a new prime minister will most likely not come until after the National Assembly’s first meeting
Pakistan’s fledgling PPP and PML-N led coalition government appears promising, yet it faces many challenges upon inception: primary problems like rising inflation, joblessness, the growing strength of Islamic radicals, poverty, and a wheat and electricity crisis; but also rewriting the constitution, ousting Musharraf and dealing with the deposed judges. Fearing that a direct confrontation between the coalition and Musharraf would serve to destabilize

Warsaw looks for new allies against Moscow
Will Donald Tusk succeed in calming the Russian spirits?
The failed meetings between