EDITOR'S NOTE: A careful reader, Travis Johnson, rightly pointed out that while the "New York Times" piece highlights a situation that some members believed threatened to create "splits," it appears to be a stretch by @lginiger to describe actions by the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies -- insisting on a board vote before approving fellowships that would include Cohen's name -- or other actions taken as described in the "Times" article as "discipline." Further, Mr. Johnson also notes that as a professor emeritus of Russian studies and politics at New York University, tenure is not an issue. Thought we should clarify that. Thanks, Mr. Johnson.
From AFP:
The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Friday accused the United States of drawing Russia into a new Cold War and said he feared hostilities could escalate into armed conflict.
"America... has already drawn us into a new Cold War," Gorbachev said in an interview with the Interfax news agency. "Unfortunately I can't say for sure that a Cold War won't lead to a 'hot' one. I fear they could take the risk."
From AFP:
Russia's gas giant Gazprom on Thursday said its profits were down 61 percent in third quarter 2014 as supplies were suspended to Ukraine, one of its main customers.
The group's profits between July and September amounted to 105.7 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) but revenues in that quarter were down 6 percent year-on-year to 1.133 billion rubles ($16.5 million).
Poland says more sanctions against Russia needed - minister
WARSAW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European Union should impose further sanctions on Russia, Polish foreign minister Grzegorz Schetyna said on Thursday.
"There are sanctions (already). There should be further ones," Schetyna told state broadcaster TVP Info, ahead of a Thursday meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
"Russia has to draw conclusions, it has to realise that it faces united, unanimous stance of the whole world ..." Schetyna added.