Jan 19 Russia, Ukraine Sign Deal to Settle Gas Dispute By PBS News Hour Russia and Ukraine signed Monday a 10-year deal to resume natural gas supplies to Europe after a two-week shutoff due to a dispute over gas prices and the payment of other debts. Continue reading
Jan 13 Russia, Ukraine Trade Blame Over Gas Shipments By PBS News Hour Though Russia and Ukraine struck a deal that would restart the gas supply to Europe, it appears little gas is reaching European nations after a weeklong cutoff that has stirred tensions over the region's energy resources. Continue reading
Jan 01 Russia Cuts off Gas to Ukraine, Supplies Continue to Europe By Admin, PBS News Hour Russia stopped supplies of natural gas to neighboring Ukraine over a contract and debt dispute, raising concerns of gas shortages in the rest of Europe which depends on gas supplies from Russia. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch As Inauguration Day Draws Near, Obama’s Foreign Policy Challenges Grow The Mumbai terror attacks and this month's Gaza conflict have highlighted the many foreign policy issues President-elect Barack Obama will face as soon as he takes office. Columnists discuss how the president-elect and his team may prioritize the problems. Continue watching
Dec 10 New Round of N. Korea Nuclear Talks Hits Impasse By PBS News Hour Three days of six-party talks in Beijing over the verification of North Korea's nuclear development program stalled Wednesday, top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said. Continue reading
Oct 10 What would you do with your money if you had a high tolerance for risk? Question/Comment: If you had a high tolerance for risk, and you had a mutual fund, which you purchased in one lump sum, and it was down 33 percent, would you put more money into it to make it more like… Continue reading
Oct 01 As Standoff Continues, Somalia Permits Foreign Navies to Attack Pirates By PBS News Hour Six days after a Ukrainian freighter laden with military hardware was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, the Somali government said Wednesday that it will allow foreign navies to attack the Somali pirates behind the takeover. Continue reading
Sep 11 Georgia Conflict Reveals Contrasts Between Candidates on Russia By Admin, PBS News Hour Among the foreign policy challenges facing the next president, U.S.-Russian relations loom large, and differences between how Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama might handle matters related to Moscow came to light during the recent Georgia conflict. Continue reading
Sep 08 Russia Agrees to Georgia Troop Pullback; U.S. Cancels Nuclear Deal By Admin, PBS News Hour Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday that Russian troops would pull out of Georgian territory after European Union monitors deploy to the separatist provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia next month. Continue reading
Sep 04 Cheney Reaffirms Commitment to Georgia Joining NATO By PBS News Hour Emphasizing Washington's support for Georgia in its showdown with Russia, Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States was "fully committed" to Georgia's efforts to join the NATO alliance. Continue reading