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October 6, 2008

Women: On Palin and Going to Hell

Over the weekend, Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin spoke at a California rally, where during her speech she repeated a quote she read on a Starbucks cup from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Will women who don't support other women have a place reserved for them in hell? Bloggers from around the world react.

September 24, 2008

Poland, Russia, U.S.: A “New Cold War” or Not?

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

The beatroot hosts a discussion of the Polish-Russian-American relationship in the aftermath of the Russian-Georgian conflict. ...

September 10, 2008

Ukraine: Dick Cheney, Elections, NATO

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Ukrainiana writes about Dick Cheney's visit to Ukraine: “Undoubtedly, the outgoing Bush administration wants to send a welcome message to Kyiv. But given the lame-duck status of both Cheney and Yushchenko, Ukraine’s accession into NATO hinges on the outcome of the presidential election i...

September 8, 2008

Yet another reason why I won’t be voting McCain/Palin

Aggregated from: Natalia Antonova

So McCain goes on Jim Quinn’s show, to court conservative votes. Who is Jim Quinn? Why, he is the guy who told a journalist to “get an American name.” Classy, huh? Now why would immigrants and the children of immigrants vote for this guy after that?...

August 5, 2008

Ukraine: Iraqi Scientists Trained in Pripyat

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Chernobyl and Eastern Europe writes that “three Texas Tech professors and their graduate students trained 27 Iraqi scientists about processes needed to clean up radioactive debris” this past June in Pripyat: “Well, that’s an interesting use of Pripyat - train Iraqis on radiation ...

March 31, 2008

Russia, U.S.: A Foreign Policy View

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Valery Dzutsev offers a view on why “there is so much tension between the US and Russia.” ...

February 21, 2008

Kosovo: Views from the Russophone Blogosphere

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

According to the Yandex Blogs portal, over 3,700 posts on Kosovo independence have appeared in the Russian-language blogosphere in the past three days. Some of these posts have received dozens, if not hundreds, of comments. Below are a few snippets of this lively discussion, all translated from Russ...

February 18, 2008

Kosovo & Serbia: Independence Blogging

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia on Sunday, Feb. 17, has caused both celebrations and protests - as well as plenty of media coverage and an avalanche of blog posts. Below is a selection of some Anglophone bloggers' views (Elia Varela Serra's earlier Global Voices roundu...

February 3, 2008

World's Eyes on Obama

As his ratings continue to slip in the primaries, US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's popularity is on the rise among bloggers around the world. Global Voices Online editors and contributors joined hands to bring us the reactions of bloggers from Japan, Haiti, Republic of Macedonia, Pakistan, India, Ukraine, Singapore and Chile in this article.