Contrary to popular perception, Russia is said to be seeking public-private partnerships with western experts to invest vast sums of Russian savings, Charles Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank (Russia) said at the Heritage Foundation last week.
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Good Morning Afghanistan
Some analysts claim that the process of building a stable democracy in Afghanistan has not been achieved with the gradual pace of reconstruction, government corruption and ineffectiveness.
The Road Less Traveled
Although something of a liberal icon because of his presence at President Kennedy’s inauguration, poet Robert Frost was anything but left-wing, according to a friend who knew him well.
Protectionism or Protection?
Disapproval of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ventures by the Democratic controlled Congress is said to be sending a wrong message contrary to America’s efforts to win the hearts and minds of Arab and Moslem allies on global war on terrorism.
Embedded With the Enemy?
The new art exhibit, “Unembedded”—a photojournalists’ account of the Iraq War—has been featured at several prestigious universities amid widespread applause as to its self-described “nuanced view of the civilian instability.”
Spending Addicts
Contrary to popular opinion, the current debt crisis has little to do with the Iraq War so much as profligate congressional spending.
Hawkeye Discrimination
Professors at state universities continue to deny the existence of bias on their faculties despite mounting evidence of same.
Sovereignty Deconstructed
If they think of sovereignty at all, most Americans view it as the right of a nation to govern itself. Academics take an approach that may not only be at odds with that view but with the dictionary as well.
Soviet Psychiatry for New Russia
In effort to crack down on media criticism, Russian State agencies are still using psychiatric institutions to suppress political opposition and a free press.
Sociologists Discover Religion
Religious belief and practice helps people prevent conflict by showing them a mutual sacred purpose and vision, leading sociologists said recently in a conference session hosted by the Heritage Foundation.