Pankaj Mishra: Putin is wrong about liberalism. But so are the liberals. - Salt Lake Tribune

July 01, 2019

Putin Pankaj Mishra: Putin is wrong about liberalism. But so are the liberals. - Salt Lake Tribune Russia will only make a few units of a hypersonic weapon Putin bragged about, US intelligence says - CNBC Putin dismisses liberal elites in exclusive FT interview - Financial Times Trudy Rubin: The Trump-Putin show at G-20 undermines liberal democracy - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Why visit Georgia? Because Putin doesn't want you to - Emerging Europe Pankaj Mishra: Putin is wrong about liberalism. But so are the liberals. - Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion last week that Western liberalism was obsolete provoked some strident rebuttals. A contemptuous silence might have been preferable, saving us the embarrassment of Boris Johnson invoking "our values," or European Council President Donald Tusk claiming, against overwhelming evidence, that it was authoritarianism that was obsolete. Read More Russia will only make a few units of a hypersonic weapon Putin bragged about, US intelligence says - CNBC CNBC Russian President Vladimir Putin. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Russia will produce only a few units of a hypersonic weapon that President Vladimir Putin had bragged was already in serial production, according to people with direct knowledge of a U.S. Read More Putin dismisses liberal elites in exclusive FT interview - Financial Times Financial Times Putin dismisses liberal elites in exclusive FT interview Financial TimesVladimir Putin, Russia's president, criticised western liberalism and defended Russia's role in Syria and Venezuela in an exclusive interview with the FT on the ... Read More Trudy Rubin: The Trump-Putin show at G-20 undermines liberal democracy - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel President Donald Trump got trolled by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 world leaders summit in Osaka. He was having so much fun joking with Vladimir, he seemed blissfully unaware. Read More Why visit Georgia? Because Putin doesn't want you to - Emerging Europe Emerging Europe There are plenty of reasons to visit Georgia. The world’s tastiest mineral water, Borjomi. Nali, Tbilisi’s legendary live music pub. Khaciapuri (the Ajaran variety, of course). Fabrika, one of the coolest hostels in the world. Wine made in qvevri, just as it was made thousands of years ago. Read More

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