Tula,+Russia+and+US

Recommended Resources on Russia-US relations  On July 6, 2009, at the Moscow Kremlin in Russia, US President Obama and Russian President Medvedev reaffirmed their commitment to these five common goals :
 * Preventing nuclear proliferation
 * Tackling extremism
 * Global Prosperity
 * Human rights
 * International co-operation

Other possible topics to consider or explore: Disabilities, Economy, Education, Family, Globalization, Healthcare, and so forth



Albany-Tula Alliance Albany-Tula Alliance website ( Take a look at this website ) [|Highlighted Activities] Education Challenges Blog <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

City and Country Profiles Albany, NY: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York Tula (Tyna), Russia: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tula,_Russia <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Russia: @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm United States: @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1217752.stm

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Presidential Profiles <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">President Barack Obama @http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama

Medvedev becomes Russia's leader <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 108%; text-align: left;">@http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7386940.stm <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Dmitry Medvedev @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Medvedev <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">

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Try these trial online databases: Facts on File's World News Database CQ Global Searcher (This is a great database to find issues related to specific countries.)

Try these online databases for Political Science at the University at Albany: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Columbia International Online Affairs Homeland Sercuirty Digital Archives <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Social Sciences Abstract

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Websites <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 132%; text-align: left;"> US Policies Obama Administration's Policy Issues<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.whitehouse.gov/ISSUES <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">  <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 126%; text-align: center;">

Russian Policies and Issues <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 126%;"> <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">National Security <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 103.68%;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 138.24%;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 115.2%;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Medevdev says national security essential for economic modernization @http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-01/29/c_13155123.htm <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; msoansilanguage: EN;"> President Medvedev demands tougher anti-terrorism campaign in Nort Caucacus <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN;">@http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/01/08/3462103.html <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; msoansilanguage: EN;"> Russia ends Chechnya operation <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN;">@http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8001495.stm

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 144%; msoansilanguage: EN;">Nuclear Arms <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 108%; msoansilanguage: EN;">US and Russia close in on nuclear treaty <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/15/us-russia-nuclear-arms-treaty <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; msoansilanguage: EN;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 99%; msoansilanguage: EN;">US and Russia to Reduce Arsenals @http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/06/AR2009070600784.html <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Obama, Medvedev agree to deal to cut weapons @http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31757474

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; msoansilanguage: EN;">Judicial Reform <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dmitry Medvedev announces vision to clean up Russian corruption @http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/15/president-dmitry-medvedev-russian-corruption

Obama backs Medvedv's judicial reform @http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31747454/ns/politics-white_house/

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Human rights <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Russian President Dmitry Medvedev makes moves on human rights @http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/5230011/

Medvedev Decries Chechen Killings @http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/14/AR2009081402267.html <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

Economics Whose Kremlin is it? Medvedev's economic plan rocks the boat @http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/world/europe/20iht-letter.1.10222650.html Medvedev calls for economy reform @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8356122.stm

Russian Foreign Policy @http://www.cfr.org/publication/3960/russia_energy_and_the_west.html