http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_robert-kaganGet the latest articles from Robert Kagan articles and view preview articles in the Robert Kagan archive from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:09:52 GMTFri, 22 Feb 2013 01:09:52 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_robert-kaganhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/28c889e4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ctime0Eto0Eget0Etough0Ewith0Eegypt0Eand0Emorsi0C20A130C0A20C20A0C7e1343c60E7aba0E11e20E82e80E61a46c2cde3d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>President Obama and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/19/us-usa-kerry-travel-idUSBRE91I0WI20130219">Secretary of State John Kerry</a> need to pay attention to Egypt — now. The most populous Arab country, poster child of the Arab Spring, faces a looming economic crisis and a widespread <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/after-clashes-egypts-security-forces-draw-new-scrutiny/2013/02/05/ffdc192a-6fa5-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html">breakdown in law and order</a>, including increasingly prevalent crime and rape. Either will cripple Egypt’s faltering effort to become a stable democracy. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/time-to-get-tough-with-egypt-and-morsi/2013/02/20/7e1343c6-7aba-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/28c889e4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=U.S.+needs+to+show+Egypt+some+tough+love&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Ftime-to-get-tough-with-egypt-and-morsi%2F2013%2F02%2F20%2F7e1343c6-7aba-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919767751/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28c889e4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919767751/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28c889e4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158919767751/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28c889e4/a2t.img" border="0"/>non-governmental organizationInternational Monetary FundJohn KerryThu, 21 Feb 2013 01:02:01 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/time-to-get-tough-with-egypt-and-morsi/2013/02/20/7e1343c6-7aba-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, Michele Dunnehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/28593549/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Erand0Epauls0Econventional0Edissent0Eon0Eforeign0Epolicy0C20A130C0A20C0A70C4a378b440E71590E11e20Eac360E3d8d9dcaa2e20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p> <em>P</em>eople who care about U.S. foreign policy should be grateful for Rand Paul. From his new perch on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and in what <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/23/rand-pauls-emerging-conservative-crusade/">may be a sign of a future run for the White House</a>, he wants to spark a national discussion about the United States’ role in the world and to challenge what he regards as a broad bipartisan consensus that has gone unchallenged for too long. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-rand-pauls-conventional-dissent-on-foreign-policy/2013/02/07/4a378b44-7159-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/28593549/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Rand+Paul%E2%80%99s+conventional+stance+on+foreign+policy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frobert-kagan-rand-pauls-conventional-dissent-on-foreign-policy%2F2013%2F02%2F07%2F4a378b44-7159-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985025222/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28593549/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/155985025222/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28593549/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/155985025222/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/28593549/a2t.img" border="0"/>Rand PaulNational Endowment for Democracynuclear weaponFri, 08 Feb 2013 01:27:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-rand-pauls-conventional-dissent-on-foreign-policy/2013/02/07/4a378b44-7159-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kaganhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/25ca87d2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Eus0Ecant0Eignore0Ethe0Emiddle0Eeast0C20A120C110C20A0Ca2b4ede0A0E33310E11e20Ebfd50Ee20A2b6d7b50A10Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>ABU DHABI</p> <p>The recurrent theme at the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&#38;cid=1290001834960&#38;p=1135099400124&#38;pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews">Sir Bani Yas Forum</a>, hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Chatham House here last weekend, was, Where is the United States? As the conference opened, Israel had just begun <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/as-hamas-rockets-fly-israel-moves-toward-ground-invasion-of-gaza-strip/2012/11/17/a90a66d4-307f-11e2-a30e-5ca76eeec857_story.html">launching strikes</a> in <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/in-gaza-line-between-militants-and-population-is-thin/2012/11/19/0beda56a-3286-11e2-9cfa-e41bac906cc9_story.html">Gaza</a> in response to the missile <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-fires-at-syria-for-first-time-after-mortar-strikes-army-post/2012/11/11/dbf12fb0-2c15-11e2-a99d-5c4203af7b7a_story.html">attacks from Hamas</a>; <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-opposition-groups-strike-reorganization-deal/2012/11/11/eb8c52de-2c1e-11e2-a99d-5c4203af7b7a_story.html">Syria’s civil war</a> raged with no end in sight; answers to the growing challenge of Iran remained elusive; and the course of Egypt’s political evolution had many concerned.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-us-cant-ignore-the-middle-east/2012/11/20/a2b4ede0-3331-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/25ca87d2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=United+States+can%E2%80%99t+pivot+away+from+Middle+East&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frobert-kagan-us-cant-ignore-the-middle-east%2F2012%2F11%2F20%2Fa2b4ede0-3331-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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Afghanistan, Syria, the fighting in Gaza and more — it would be helpful to get this next phase started on a reasonably bipartisan footing.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-scapegoating-susan-rice-does-america-no-good/2012/11/16/dfc00224-300c-11e2-a30e-5ca76eeec857_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/25aa8607/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Scapegoating+Susan+Rice+does+U.S.+no+good&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frobert-kagan-scapegoating-susan-rice-does-america-no-good%2F2012%2F11%2F16%2Fdfc00224-300c-11e2-a30e-5ca76eeec857_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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make the </span> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/on-edge-of-brutal-fiscal-cliff-some-see-an-opportunity-to-end-debt-paralysis/2012/11/11/40d5e6d0-2bfa-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_story.html">necessary compromises</a> <span> and agree on a deal to address the nation’s </span> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-fiscal-cliff-showdown/9deb554e-2515-11e2-9313-3c7f59038d93_topic.html">fiscal crisis</a> <span> in both the near and the long term.</span> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-the-fiscal-cliff-puts-national-security-at-risk/2012/11/12/32afc084-2ce6-11e2-a99d-5c4203af7b7a_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2582998c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=How+the+fiscal+crisis+puts+national+security+at+risk&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frobert-kagan-the-fiscal-cliff-puts-national-security-at-risk%2F2012%2F11%2F12%2F32afc084-2ce6-11e2-a99d-5c4203af7b7a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659361491/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2582998c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659361491/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2582998c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659361491/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2582998c/a2t.img" border="0"/>international affairsLeon PanettaU.S. CongressMon, 12 Nov 2012 18:26:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-the-fiscal-cliff-puts-national-security-at-risk/2012/11/12/32afc084-2ce6-11e2-a99d-5c4203af7b7a_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kaganhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2365b914/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Crobert0Ekagan0Ethe0Eproper0Eus0Eresponse0Eto0Ecairo0Eembassy0Eattack0C20A120C0A90C130C64aee4ac0Efdb10E11e10Eb1530E21850A9a954e10Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>A handful of Republicans pushed Wednesday to cut off aid to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/cairo-libya-attacks-timeline/">Libya and Egypt</a>. Fortunately, most Republicans and Democrats in Congress reject the idea. In <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/chaos-at-the-consulate-as-militants-attack/2012/09/12/f92ad9d2-fcfe-11e1-8adc-499661afe377_story.html">Libya</a>, the government is largely secular and pro-American. It is also weak and unable to preserve order against the many forces — from remnants of the Gaddafi era to radical Islamic militants — that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/chaos-at-the-consulate-as-militants-attack/2012/09/12/f92ad9d2-fcfe-11e1-8adc-499661afe377_story.html">challenge its authority</a>. Cutting off support isn’t the answer. If anything, we should be increasing assistance, especially security assistance, to help Libyans make their country safer, for themselves and us. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-the-proper-us-response-to-cairo-embassy-attack/2012/09/13/64aee4ac-fdb1-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2365b914/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+proper+U.S.+response+to+Cairo+attack&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frobert-kagan-the-proper-us-response-to-cairo-embassy-attack%2F2012%2F09%2F13%2F64aee4ac-fdb1-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172101/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2365b914/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172101/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2365b914/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172101/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2365b914/a2t.img" border="0"/>international communityDavid IgnatiusInternational Monetary FundThu, 13 Sep 2012 18:35:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-kagan-the-proper-us-response-to-cairo-embassy-attack/2012/09/13/64aee4ac-fdb1-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kaganhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/228449ca/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A50C0A20CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/228449ca/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F05%2F02%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172100/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228449ca/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172100/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228449ca/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172100/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228449ca/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/05/02/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/22834373/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C1970A0C0A10C0A10C7849a41c0Eaf3b0E11e10E80Aac0Edab76d0Ae77c0A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/22834373/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F1970%2F01%2F01%2F7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172098/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/22834373/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172098/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/22834373/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172098/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/22834373/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/1970/01/01/7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/228004fe/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A40C0A60CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/228004fe/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F04%2F06%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172096/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228004fe/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172096/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228004fe/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172096/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/228004fe/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/04/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/227500a7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A70C0A60CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/227500a7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F07%2F06%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172094/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/227500a7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172094/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/227500a7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172094/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/227500a7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/07/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2258b676/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A110C0A40C210CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2258b676/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2011%2F04%2F21%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172092/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2258b676/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172092/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2258b676/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172092/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2258b676/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2011/04/21/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2244f317/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A60C0A70CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2244f317/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F06%2F07%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172090/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2244f317/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172090/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2244f317/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172090/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2244f317/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/07/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/223b54aa/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A40C110CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/223b54aa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F04%2F11%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172089/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/223b54aa/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172089/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/223b54aa/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172089/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/223b54aa/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/04/11/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/223a2c4f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C19690C120C310CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/223a2c4f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F1969%2F12%2F31%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172088/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/223a2c4f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172088/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/223a2c4f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172088/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/223a2c4f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/1969/12/31/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/222f236b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C0A0A0A0A0C0A0A0C220CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/222f236b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F0000%2F00%2F22%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172087/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/222f236b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172087/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/222f236b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172087/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/222f236b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/0000/00/22/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/222f21db/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A60C0A60C7849a41c0Eaf3b0E11e10E80Aac0Edab76d0Ae77c0A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/222f21db/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F06%2F06%2F7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172086/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/222f21db/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172086/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/222f21db/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172086/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/222f21db/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2214762e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C110C0A10C7849a41c0Eaf3b0E11e10E80Aac0Edab76d0Ae77c0A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2214762e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F11%2F01%2F7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172085/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2214762e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172085/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2214762e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172085/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2214762e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/11/01/7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2211f284/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A110C120C130CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2211f284/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2011%2F12%2F13%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172084/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2211f284/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172084/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2211f284/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172084/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2211f284/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2011/12/13/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2210f999/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A80C0A60C7849a41c0Eaf3b0E11e10E80Aac0Edab76d0Ae77c0A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2210f999/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F08%2F06%2F7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172083/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2210f999/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172083/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2210f999/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172083/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2210f999/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/08/06/7849a41c-af3b-11e1-80ac-dab76d0e77c0_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2203f9ab/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A110C0A60C0A60CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2203f9ab/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2011%2F06%2F06%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172081/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2203f9ab/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172081/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2203f9ab/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172081/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2203f9ab/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2011/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/20178cc6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csergei0Emagnitsky0Ebill0Eaddresses0Erussia0Ecorruption0Ehead0Eon0C20A120C0A60C0A60CgJQAy8cbJV0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled today to take up the most consequential piece of legislation in years related to Russia: the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4405ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4405ih.pdf" target="_blank">Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012</a>. With strong bipartisan support, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/senate-holds-russia-magnitsky-bill-hearing/2011/12/13/gIQAI5EbsO_story.html">Magnitsky bill</a> is the most serious U.S. effort to address human rights and the rule of law in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/20178cc6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bill+that+cracks+down+on+Russian+corruption&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on%2F2012%2F06%2F06%2FgJQAy8cbJV_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172079/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/20178cc6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172079/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/20178cc6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172079/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/20178cc6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sergey LavrovUS Senatehuman rightsWed, 06 Jun 2012 23:28:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sergei-magnitsky-bill-addresses-russia-corruption-head-on/2012/06/06/gJQAy8cbJV_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan, David J. Kramerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2267dd17/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cthe0Eimportance0Eof0Eus0Emilitary0Emight0Eshouldnt0Ebe0Eunderestimated0C20A120C0A30C290CgIQAX5pVlQ0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>These days “soft” power and “smart” power are in vogue (who wants to make the case for “dumb” power?) while American “hard” power is on the chopping block. This is, in part, a symbolic sacrifice to the fiscal crisis — even though <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-announces-new-military-approach/2012/01/05/gIQAFWcmcP_story.html">the looming defense cuts</a> are a drop in the bucket compared with the ballooning entitlement spending that is not being cut. And partly this is the Obama administration’s election-year strategy of playing to a presumably war-weary nation. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated/2012/02/02/gIQAX5pVlQ_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2267dd17/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+importance+of+U.S.+military+might+shouldn%E2%80%99t+be+underestimated&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated%2F2012%2F03%2F29%2FgIQAX5pVlQ_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172076/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2267dd17/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172076/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2267dd17/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172076/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2267dd17/a2t.img" border="0"/>Slobodan MilosevicLeague of NationsFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated/2012/03/29/gIQAX5pVlQ_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kaganhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/225cdfb5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cthe0Eimportance0Eof0Eus0Emilitary0Emight0Eshouldnt0Ebe0Eunderestimated0C20A120C0A20C0A50CgIQAX5pVlQ0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>These days “soft” power and “smart” power are in vogue (who wants to make the case for “dumb” power?) while American “hard” power is on the chopping block. This is, in part, a symbolic sacrifice to the fiscal crisis — even though <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-announces-new-military-approach/2012/01/05/gIQAFWcmcP_story.html">the looming defense cuts</a> are a drop in the bucket compared with the ballooning entitlement spending that is not being cut. And partly this is the Obama administration’s election-year strategy of playing to a presumably war-weary nation. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated/2012/02/02/gIQAX5pVlQ_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/225cdfb5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+importance+of+U.S.+military+might+shouldn%E2%80%99t+be+underestimated&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated%2F2012%2F02%2F05%2FgIQAX5pVlQ_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172073/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/225cdfb5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172073/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/225cdfb5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172073/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/225cdfb5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Slobodan MilosevicLeague of NationsFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated/2012/02/05/gIQAX5pVlQ_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kaganhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/225bf6e0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cthe0Eimportance0Eof0Eus0Emilitary0Emight0Eshouldnt0Ebe0Eunderestimated0C20A120C0A70C240CgIQAX5pVlQ0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>These days “soft” power and “smart” power are in vogue (who wants to make the case for “dumb” power?) while American “hard” power is on the chopping block. This is, in part, a symbolic sacrifice to the fiscal crisis — even though <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-announces-new-military-approach/2012/01/05/gIQAFWcmcP_story.html">the looming defense cuts</a> are a drop in the bucket compared with the ballooning entitlement spending that is not being cut. And partly this is the Obama administration’s election-year strategy of playing to a presumably war-weary nation. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated/2012/02/02/gIQAX5pVlQ_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/225bf6e0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+importance+of+U.S.+military+might+shouldn%E2%80%99t+be+underestimated&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated%2F2012%2F07%2F24%2FgIQAX5pVlQ_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172070/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/225bf6e0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172070/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/225bf6e0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172070/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/225bf6e0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Slobodan MilosevicLeague of NationsFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated/2012/07/24/gIQAX5pVlQ_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kaganhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2255f083/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cthe0Eimportance0Eof0Eus0Emilitary0Emight0Eshouldnt0Ebe0Eunderestimated0C20A120C0A80C0A20CgIQAX5pVlQ0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Irobert0Ekagan/story01.htm<p>These days “soft” power and “smart” power are in vogue (who wants to make the case for “dumb” power?) while American “hard” power is on the chopping block. This is, in part, a symbolic sacrifice to the fiscal crisis — even though <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-announces-new-military-approach/2012/01/05/gIQAFWcmcP_story.html">the looming defense cuts</a> are a drop in the bucket compared with the ballooning entitlement spending that is not being cut. And partly this is the Obama administration’s election-year strategy of playing to a presumably war-weary nation. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated/2012/02/02/gIQAX5pVlQ_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kagan">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636665/s/2255f083/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+importance+of+U.S.+military+might+shouldn%E2%80%99t+be+underestimated&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated%2F2012%2F08%2F02%2FgIQAX5pVlQ_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_robert-kagan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172067/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2255f083/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544172067/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2255f083/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544172067/u/0/f/636665/c/34656/s/2255f083/a2t.img" border="0"/>Slobodan MilosevicLeague of NationsFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:45 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-importance-of-us-military-might-shouldnt-be-underestimated/2012/08/02/gIQAX5pVlQ_story.html?wprss=rss_robert-kaganRobert Kagan