Snowden Asylum Sends US-Russia Relations Tumbling To Post-Cold War Low -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Edward Snowden has been granted refugee status in Russia for one year. Angry members of Congress are calling on President Obama to cancel a planned visit to Russia in September.
Russia on Thursday became the first country to take formal action assisting fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden in his battle with the US government – plunging already testy US-Russia relations to what some experts say are their lowest level since the cold war.
Russia granted Mr. Snowden temporary refugee status – valid for one-year and renewable – allowing him to leave Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, where the former intelligence contractor who leaked details of secret telephone and e-mail surveillance programs had been holed up for more than a month eluding US law enforcement.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
From Russia With Love: Snowden Gets Asylum -- Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
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There’s No More Time to Waste on Iran -- Evelyn Gordon, Commentary
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Kerry's Big-Bang Diplomacy -- David Ignatius, Real Clear Politics
The Real U.S.-Chinese Cyber Problem -- Wilson VornDick, the National Interest
India and China Battle for Maritime Influence -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat
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U.S. Must Prioritize Among Al-Qaida Franchise Threats -- Steven Metz, World Politics Review
The Public-Private Surveillance Partnership - Bruce Schneier, Bloomberg
Security v freedom in the United States: Liberty’s lost decade -- The Economist
'Lowest level since the cold war' Ha! Yeah, right... Have they got their twitchy fingers on the big red button? Are their forces on high alert?
ReplyDeleteLowest level since the cold war my arse.. relations are going to take a dive, but it won't be that bad..