Trump and Putin shake hands at the conclusion of their joint news conference.
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Research on proactive behavior shows it can help people perform better at their jobs. A failure to do so can be even more consequential.
Europe has few options if Russia decides to attack the Baltics.
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US President Donald Trump’s attacks on allies and conciliatory actions toward Russia have made European leaders feel more vulnerable than ever.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is all smiles with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic before Sunday’s World Cup final in Moscow.
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Most Western leaders have little faith the Russian president will pursue better relations after the final football whistle has blown.
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Pussy Riot were the exception – most opposition activists decided protest would be counter-productive during the tournament.
Well played.
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Vladimir Putin is a masterful politician. The US president he’s dealing with is not.
People walk on Leningradskaya street in Samara, Russia, 2017.
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For example, 77 percent of Russians see Trump as ‘self-centered.’
Vladimir Putin, autographing a natural gas pipeline in Vladivostok.
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Even if Asia buys most of the natural gas the U.S. will be exporting soon, America’s growing role in that market could wind up reducing Russia’s political influence in Europe.
Putin and Trump bond in November 2017.
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Is the pen that signs the peace treaty more powerful than the sword in the realm of public opinion?
Will England be serenading its football heroes in 2018?
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England’s on-field performances have been matched by some fairly forgettable songs over the years.
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The 10th BRICS Summit will be judged by how it tackles the prevailing global political and structural challenges.
Ghana’s goalkeepers, Stephen Adams (L) and Fatawu Dauda (R), pray before a 2014 World Cup match.
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Africa is a deeply divided continent along ideological, ethnic and territorial lines. Religion and football can produce consensus.
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The value of sport
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As we reach the World Cup's halfway point, we're asking: what is sport worth? On today's episode, we explore the money and diplomatic power plays lingering behind the scenes of every big tournament.
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Central Asia is at the centre of two new initiatives by China and Russia that run against a longstanding economic vision of the US.
Unfinished and abandoned: the ‘House of Soviets’.
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The Russian ‘exclave’ ignored its Soviet past, remembered its German roots, but now looks east again.
Say cheese … or not. A woman works a stand at a cheese festival in Moscow, Russia.
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In the US, smiling is a reflexive gesture of goodwill, but Russians view it as a sign of stupidity. Social psychology research could help explain this cultural contrast.
Morocco will be going home after coming last in their group in Russia.
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African governments and football associations need to do some serious recalculating for the Qatar world cup in 2022.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the contentious G7 Leaders Summit in Canada in June.
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President Trump is criticized for wreaking havoc on the international order, where the US was the established leader. But Trump is simply hastening a change that has been a long time coming.
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An edited extract of an interview which is published in partnership with The Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
Wigmore and Banks: ooh, Brexit? Oooh! Suits you sir, suits you.
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The rules are clear on campaign donations but meetings with foreign representatives are more of a grey area.
Personal data… isn’t so private after all.
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Paradoxically, it is only when I disappear into the digital crowd that my personal data becomes interesting for digital merchants.