Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Playing by the Rules and Without Rules 377 November 1, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Russia Beyond the Headlines (Russia) on 31 October 2014 by Fyodor Lukyanov (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Cold WarRussiaValdai ClubVladimir Putin Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Nigeria: Who Will Give Donald Trump His Desperately Needed Victory? Nigeria Should Be Asking That September 5, 2026. Published in The Guardian Nigeria 0 Canada: Why Donald Trump’s Trolling of Canada Is the Same Old Playbook of a Businessman Flop September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Germany: Sabotage and Attacks: War without a Declaration of War September 7, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungSo, is Berlin now at war with Moscow? 0 South Africa: How SA and Canada Are Looking Beyond the US September 4, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 Topics South Korea: Facing US Pressure To Build Semiconductor Plants, Korea Must Negotiate Strategically September 11, 2026. Published in HankyorehThe United States should understand that continually adding new demands will only destroy trust between allies. 0 Austria: Donald Trump, the Boogeyman September 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Canada: Canada Can’t Wait for America To Return to Normal — This Is the New Normal September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: The Midterm Myth Won’t Save Canada from Trump’s Tariffs September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: What We Didn’t Learn from 9/11 September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: 25 Years after 9/11, the West Has Given Up September 10, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11: A Day That Casts a Long Shadow September 10, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Egypt: Trump Reignites Tanker War in the Gulf September 10, 2026. Published in Daily News EgyptThe central objective of increasing the security and military costs imposed on Iran is not necessarily to launch an all-out war, but rather to compel the Iranian leadership to accept a new deal. 0 Related Articles India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. Saudi Arabia: Trump, Putin and Exiting the War September 7, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatWhile one can go to war alone, returning in the same manner is impossible unless a knockout blow is achieved. Germany: Sabotage and Attacks: War without a Declaration of War September 7, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungSo, is Berlin now at war with Moscow? Mexico: Bessent’s Futile Sanctions Crumble in the Face of the Shanghai Group’s Multipolar World Order September 6, 2026. Published in La Jornada'[T]he umpteenth summit between Putin and Xi is rousing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from its long slumber.' Canada: What the CIA Director’s Mystery Trip to Moscow Says about Putin’s Next Move August 28, 2026. Published in CBC Previous articleTragedy Pits Canadian Values Against American OnesNext articleLiberal Political Correctness and the ‘Right to Ebola’ LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment