It was no surprise that, after speaking in private for two hours in Northern Ireland, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin looked “tense and uncomfortable,” or, as the pool report put it, “serious and unsmiling.” Not only did the meeting come on the heels of a year and a half of Russia cynically ratcheting up anti-American sentiments—and harassing Obama’s ambassador—in the country, or g
His views are extreme. His political skills are fierce. And that's what makes him so dangerous.
The Bizarre End to Vladimir Putin's Bizarre Marriage
Hunting season's open: The Russian president is officially a stag
Hunting season's open: The Russian president is officially a stag
Why Susan Rice is a better fit for national security adviser than for secretary of state.
Why Russia won't allow an intervention.
The Spy Who Shot Himself in the Foot
What the blond-wigged accused spy may have been trying to learn
Would the CIA really send out a spy in an amateurish blond wig? Yes, experts say: They would.
Foreigners in Their Own Land
Will Monday's anti-Putin protest in Moscow revive the movement?
Will Monday's Anti-Putin Protest in Moscow Revive the Movement?
The Tsarnaev Women Tell Chechnya's Story
If you want to understand their homeland, study not the Boston suspects but their aunt and mother
If you want to understand their homeland, study not the Boston suspects but their aunt and mother.
How Russia responded to the Boston bombings
The Boston bombing suspects were reared by both Chechnya and America.
