Johnson's Russia List 17 May 1997 djohnson@cdi.org [Note from David Johnson: 1. RIA Novosti: MOSCOW CAN EFFECTIVELY VETO NATO OPERATIONS IN EUROPE,=20 DIRECTOR OF US/CANADA STUDIES INSTITUTE BELIEVES. (Rogov). 2. Boston Globe editorial: Risky expansion. 3. Changing Roles of Russian Women Subject of Three-Part Series on=20 The World. (US public radio). 4. Kommersant-Daily: Marina Kalashnikova, "NATO Council Approves Accord=20 With Russia. Duma Wants to Know There's a Catch in It." 5. Los Angeles Times editorial: Still Waiting for NATO Debate. Clinton needs to immediately put his argument before the nation. 6. AP: Russia skipper denies laser firing. 7. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Melor Sturua, "NATO: From Truman Via Yeltsin=20 to Clinton." 8. Interfax: Poll Rates Nemtsov as Most Trusted Politician. 9. Reuter: Russian chemical stocks seen posing danger for years. 10. Chicago Tribune editorial: RUSSIA SWALLOWS HARD ON NATO. 11. The Times (UK): The historian Orlando Figes reflects on Gorbachev's=20 remarkable unpopularity. The reformer all Russians love to hate. =20 12. Los Angeles Times: Richard Paddock, Yeltsin Orders Financial= Disclosures=20 [880 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=05_1997&mid=3100893&hilit=CULTURE+FUTURE> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 05_1997&3112180 Score: 80 Subject: Re : Singapore's Anti ASEAN Actions