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1. IS HE CANADA'S MAN IN MOSCOW?: A Russian academic remains in jail facing accusations of spying for Canada

Author

WEBSTER, PAUL and WEIR, FRED

Subjects
Spies -- Cases, Military intelligence -- International aspects -- Cases, Company legal issue, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

AS A BOY, IGOR SUTYAGIN joined the cadets and built model warplanes. 'There was never much doubt Igor would become a military expert,' says his father, Vyacheslav, sitting in the [...]

Published
2002

2. A MIXED RECEPTION: Amid the support for Bush, some thought the U.S. got what it deserved

Author

FENNELL, TOM, MOONEY, PAUL, ARIE, SOPHIE, SHAHIN, MARIAM, MUSTAFA, ZUBEIDA, WEIR, FRED, SILVER, ERIC, and MATHER, IAN

Subjects
United States -- Military policy, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001 -- Influence -- Political aspects -- Evaluation, War on Terrorism, 2001- -- Evaluation -- Political aspects -- Influence, Muslims -- Political aspects -- Russia -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Parades -- Germany -- Political aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Within minutes of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, world leaders expressed their outrage. But while support for [...]

Published
2001

3. Worrying About Missile Defence: Washington wants a missile defence shield. China and the Europeans say no. Canada may end up caught in the middle

Author

BELTRAME, JULIAN, PHILLIPS, ANDREW, CAME, BARRY, and WEIR, FRED

Subjects
Canada -- International relations, Ballistic missile defenses -- International aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Prime Minister Jean Chretien's gaffe underscored the bind Canada finds itself in. With British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Ottawa last week, in part to discuss a U.S. scheme to [...]

Published
2001

4. Tragedy and Anger: After the Kursk disaster, Putin bears the brunt of the public's outrage

Author

FENNELL, TOM and WEIR, FRED

Subjects
Nuclear submarines -- Accidents, Accidents -- Russia, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Kursk (Submarine) -- Accidents
Abstract

Russian President Vladimir Putin was once known as the 'grey cardinal,' a man who wielded immense power behind the scenes. Following his election on March 26, the former KGB director [...]

Published
2000

5. Russia's Saviour?: Long-suffering voters seem ready to put their trust in tough-guy leader Vladimir Putin, even if they know almost nothing about him

Author

WEIR, FRED

Subjects
Russia -- Political aspects, Presidents -- Russia -- Political aspects -- Political activity, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Political activity, Political aspects
Abstract

Vladimir Putin is, almost literally, a cipher. Russian journalists have described their country's new acting president as a 'dark horse,' a 'black box' and a 'shadow.' As an ex-KGB spy [...]

Published
2000

7. RISING ANGER IN RUSSIA

Author

WEIR, FRED

Subjects
NATO-Yugoslavia Conflict, 1999 -- International aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, International aspects, International relations
Abstract

Even at the height of the Cold War, the rhetoric coming out of Moscow was seldom cranked this high. 'I told NATO, don't push us towards military action,' growled a [...]

Published
1999

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