http://www.undiplomatic.net/2009/01/02/things-you-missed-while-reading-about-primates/ Bringing foreign policy back, girl. Those other countries don't know how to act. Mon, 21 May 2012 18:07:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.undiplomatic.net/2009/01/02/things-you-missed-while-reading-about-primates/#comment-9677 Chris Larson Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:02:03 +0000 http://www.undiplomatic.net/?p=2338#comment-9677 I agree with Charlie on this: Russia is picking a very odd time at which to try to coerce people with energy policy. Russia must sell oil and gas to get money, so this move is ultimately self-defeating. However, I am not sure to what degree most Russians understand that, and thus this could still be successful in terms of short-term domestic politics. I agree with Charlie on this: Russia is picking a very odd time at which to try to coerce people with energy policy. Russia must sell oil and gas to get money, so this move is ultimately self-defeating. However, I am not sure to what degree most Russians understand that, and thus this could still be successful in terms of short-term domestic politics.

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