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Top Picks: 'Through a Dog's Eyes,' 'Climate Refugees,' small donations, and more recommendations

PBS documentary about service dogs on DVD, book about climate displacement, a donation that changes the world, and more top picks.
07/15/2010 07:52 pm
Opinion Obama and Medvedev: Does Russia have the courage to change?

To become a truly prosperous and democratic nation, Russia must be willing to abandon cultural obstacles to progress. Based on a meeting I had with Russia's president last month, Moscow may not be ready to do that.
06/24/2010 04:47 pm
The Circle Bastiat Expect bureaucracy in Obama's health care plan

The government is already a model bureaucracy, but when the health care plan takes effect, Americans can expect even their once-friendly family doctors to become part of the bureaucracy.
05/24/2010 04:55 pm
Global Viewpoint Does the Obama nuclear strategy put the US at risk?

Former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Republican, defends Obama’s nuclear strategy and discusses his vision of a world without nukes.
04/14/2010 01:07 pm
Nuclear weapons: a political strike on the big screen

Producers of 'Countdown to Zero,' a docudrama about the dangers of nuclear weapons, hope it will boost the cause of disarmament the way 'An Inconvenient Truth' did global warming.
04/06/2010 03:15 pm
Nuclear weapons: Is full disarmament possible?

As world leaders convene in Washington for a summit on halting the spread of nuclear weapons, a global debate is rising on the merits – and feasibility – of total nuclear disarmament.
04/06/2010 03:15 pm
Nuclear weapons-free world: a vision of Kennedy, Reagan, Obama

Presidents Kennedy, Reagan, and now, Obama all envisioned a world free of nuclear weapons. The US-Russian START accord, announced Friday, is a next step in that direction, experts say.
03/26/2010 08:18 pm
US Russia nuclear deal worries some in Moscow

A US Russia nuclear deal on reducing their arsenals has received global praise. But some in Russia worry that President Medvedev may have allowed too much leeway for the US to develop missile defense systems.
03/25/2010 01:37 pm
Nuclear weapons reduction: US, Russia close to announcing deal

The nuclear weapons deal would replace the START accord of 1991. The apparent agreement comes just ahead of a White House summit on nuclear security in April.
03/24/2010 09:00 pm
Beware the Ides of March? A look at March 15 in history

Julius Caesar was forewarned about the "Ides of March." March 15 wasn't his best day.
03/15/2010 10:20 am
Opinion Mongolia: a democratic breakthrough?

Mongolia was once considered among the least likely of former communist nations to make a successful transition to democracy. But it now holds regular national elections and its economy is poised for growth.
12/31/2009 01:15 pm
Opinion What the Soviets learned in Afghanistan about assumptions

As the US escalates a new war in Afghanistan, it should consider how easy it is to mistake desperation for aggression.
12/23/2009 05:17 pm
Why nearly 60 percent of Russians 'deeply regret' the USSR's demise

A new poll finds that many Russians - particularly older, poorer, and more rural people – 'deeply regret' the collapse of the Soviet Union. How could that be?
12/23/2009 10:19 am
US and Russia to miss deadline, again, on renewed START treaty

Shrinking their nuclear arsenals is not the issue, as US and Russia halt talks on the next START treaty until after the holidays. Verification and inspection regimens look to be the sticking points.
12/22/2009 04:12 pm
Opinion Obama speech: kicking the can down the road in Afghanistan

But at least by establishing a withdrawal date in Afghanistan, Obama put Kabul on notice to start solving its own problems.
12/02/2009 12:00 am
The Monitor's View Medvedev vs. Putin? Mystery returns to the Kremlin.

Is Medvedev the lapdog of Putin? Or is he biting his mentor's ankles? No one knows, which makes taking sides a dangerous guessing game, particularly for the White House.
11/24/2009 12:00 am
Global News Blog Walking tour traces Czech Velvet Revolution against Communism

A student march started the 'Velvet Revolution' in Prague, Czech Republic, 20 years ago against communist leadership.
11/17/2009 12:00 am
Global News Blog At Berlin Wall fall celebration, old allies ask where is Obama?

As leaders and revelers celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, President Barack Obama's absence is one of several diplomatic wrinkles marring the event.
11/09/2009 12:00 am
Opinion World leaders recall the fall of the Berlin Wall

Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, George H.W. Bush, and Francois Mitterrand give their account of 1989.
11/09/2009 12:00 am
Fall of the Berlin Wall: Timeline

A history of the events that caused the Berlin Wall to fall on November 9, 1989.
11/08/2009 12:00 am
The Monitor's View The Berlin wall and violent Islamic jihad

A persistent, united effort by governments and individuals brought down the Berlin wall. The same strategy can crack the wall of jihadist ideology.
11/08/2009 12:00 am
Global News Blog In Russia, Putin's democracy looking more like a facade

Former leader Mikhail Gorbachev and others are outraged after last week's elections, which only 3 percent of Russians believed were fair, according to a poll.
10/19/2009 01:00 am
Global News Blog Hillary Clinton in Russia to push Moscow on Iran. Is Obama's Nobel Peace Prize helping?

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Russia marks improving diplomatic ties, and some Russian analysts say President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is creating momentum for more nuclear cooperation.
10/13/2009 01:00 am
Opinion The Berlin Wall: what really made it fall

Extraordinary civil courage by the people of Leipzig on Oct. 9 first dissolved a crucial mental wall.
10/08/2009 01:00 am
Opinion What do neocons have to do with Obama?

President Obama may be a pragmatist, but he's now in charge of two fundamentally neoconservative wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
09/29/2009 01:00 am