Putin, Abe talk sanctions, northern islands at hot springs summit

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Putin, Abe talk sanctions, northern islands at hot springs summit

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have discussed possible joint economic projects on an island chain both countries claim, but no breakthrough was reported in the territorial dispute that has poisoned ties since World War II. The dispute over the islands seized […]

The strategic roots of the U.S. ‘defeat’ of Sept. 10, 2013

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The strategic roots of the U.S. ‘defeat’ of Sept. 10, 2013

Special to WorldTribune.com Gregory R. Copley, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs There should be no ambiguity: the U.S. and the West suffered a transformative strategic reversal on Sept. 10, 2013, and Russia and Iran each separately made substantial strategic gains and consolidation as a consequence. But the pivotal decision of Sept. 10 by President Barack Obama […]