Peter Lavelle

Also by Peter Lavelle

• July 14, 2009

  Competing Visions Of The 'Reset Button'

  It's fair to say most observers of the recent U.S.-Russia summit concluded it was a net positive for both sides. Both countries acknowledged the deterioration in relations over the past few years must be ended and that a new approach needs to be embraced. But this means very different things to Moscow and Washington.

• May 26, 2009

  Stop The World War II Revision

  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has established a commission to protect against "falsification of historical facts," in particular reinterpretations of the Second World War. The move is a reaction to the way history is being used as a political tool to divide people and countries.

• April 10, 2009

  Unrest In Georgia, Moldova? Blame Kosovo

  The streets of Moldova and Georgia are boiling with protest and anger, while Kosovo continues to grapple with its self-proclaimed statehood. We are witnessing the repercussions of the "Kosovo precedent," and they're not pretty.

• March 13, 2009

  At Last, 'The End Of History'

  In a paradigm shift that will fundamentally change how we think and live, conventional wisdoms, some held in the West since the end of World War II, and others since the end of the Cold War, are not only being challenged, but swept into the dustbin of history.

• January 07, 2009

  'Gazprom Simply Wants To Get Paid'

  Brussels simply must get serious about developing a long-term and integrated energy policy for the entire EU, says Russia Today's Peter Lavelle. This is what Gazprom has repeatedly requested -- a European energy partner with whom it can speak with one voice and negotiate with without troublesome in-betweens like Ukraine. Ukraine is a thorn in Gazprom's side. If Brussels isn't careful, Ukraine will become a thorn for the EU as well.