The Bush Administration needs to monitor a new geopolitical shiftthat is taking place following the visit of de-facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Abullah to Russia on September 1-2. Moscow andRiyadh, old rivals, now claim to have found a common agenda, whichspans oil, terrorism, and arms sales.
When Bush and Putin meet, the agenda should focus on the waragainst Iraq, the war on terrorism, North Korea's nuclear programs,Russia's proliferation of WMDs, and energy security. Bush shouldstress to Putin that both countries' security interests lie inglobal stability, access to energy resources, and economic growth.
Ukraine has established a narrative of its bravery and invincibility, and Russia's massive disinformation campaign has not been a success in the Western media. The Ukrainians have not yet won the information war, but the Russian General Staff has already lost it, writes Peeter Tali, colonel and former deputy head of the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence in Riga, in a commentary originally published in the Riigikogu Toimetised parliamentary magazine.
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