McG Comparative Government

“Russian Spy? Maybe so. TV darling, Absolutely.” In June of 2010, a Russian spy ring was uncovered in the U.S. The spy ring consisted of ten individuals living under fake names and identities with the purpose of infiltrating what they called the “circles of U.S. policy making.” Of these ten spies was a young, attractive [...]

One Woman Dies Every Hour from Domestic Violence In Russia an estimated one woman dies every hour from domestic abuse, that’s roughly 14,000 women a year, which is around the same number of Russian soldiers that died in the Afghan War. Yet as astonishing as these figures are, some argue that it is a “gross [...]

Chinese Advocate of Quake Victims Sentenced Over E-Mails REUTERS Tanm Zueron, a political activist in China, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for “inciting suberversion of state power”. The evidence: Zueron’s emails from 1989 remarking on the Tianamen Square Massacre. This is not a case that just popped up spontaneously after 11 years. The [...]

“Putin and Medvedev won’t be burned by Russia fires” By: Michael Stott http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6792O920100810 Over the course of this summer Russia has been engaged in a prolonged battle against the wildfires that have frequented its lands. The wildfires were brought on by the extreme heat wave that has plagued Russia for the last few months. Not [...]

This article describes the current situation between Russia and the United States as the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a Soviet-era treaty designed as a check on either countries nuclear power, just expired this December. This past month, the United States and Russia have been discussing provisions for a new treaty. There have been no [...]