by Julio Espinoza | Apr 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Julio Espinoza, Staff Writer Not a foe, neither a friend, what is Russia to the world? My last two articles tried to shed light on Russia’s strategic interests and new foreign and security policies. Having lived in the former Soviet Union, I can claim that if...
by Julio Espinoza | Apr 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Julio Espinoza, Staff Writer In my last contribution I argued that Russia sits on a vast territory surrounded by threats and is full of structural weakness. The country seems to be a weak and paranoid state with delusions of grandeur, but with no real power other...
by Julio Espinoza | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Julio Espinoza, Staff Writer On Wednesday, in Moscow, the U.S. Secretary of State held high-level conversations with his Russian counterpart and the President of Russia. According to CNBC, his words were: “There is a low level of trust between our countries. The...
by Lara Cornelius | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Lara Cornelius, Staff Writer I always get this melancholy feeling when I land in Moscow. After spending the night in London, I immediately recognized the feeling that I was no longer in the United States or Europe. This landscape and language unconsciously evoked...
by Lara Cornelius | Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Lara Cornelius, Staff Writer Larisa is a beam of light when she steps into a room – the embodiment of Eastern European beauty, elegance, and grace. For as long as I can remember, she has never allowed me to call her babushka, or grandmother, only by her first...