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An "International Affairs" reporter's description of the 2 March 2008 presidential election in Russia notes that it was necessary to pass through two security checks before entering the "Elections 2008" Information Center where journalists & Central Election Commission (CEC) personnel were placed. Foreigners had an opportunity to ask questions of CEC Chairman Vladimir Churov who claimed Russia had again "demonstrated to the international community that it is a genuinely democratic state." He emphasized that Russia had complied with its commitments under international treaties & described the "Five O'clock club", an informal international club founded under the auspices of Russia's CEC. It is noted that the election was monitored by 235 foreign observers representing 32 nations. Attention is given to various complaints from the Office for Democratic Institutions & Human Rights. A giant screen showed results from all over the Russian Federation & by 10 a.m. on March 3 Medvedev had 70.23 percent of the vote with his nearest rival only garnering 17.76 percent. J. Lindroth

"The Syndrome Is Clear: since 1992 every Israeli hawk, once elected prime minister, turns into a dove" - this is the opening sentence of an article entitled Netanyahu's Gambit, by Ari Shavit, a columnist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, published in The International Herald Tribune. It analyzes proposals for a peace settlement that the Israeli prime minister made in a formative speech that he gave at Bar Ilan University recently. For the first time in his life Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the idea of a two-state solution. But, the article says, "even the new Netanyahu did not accept the idea as it is. The cornerstone of his speech was a new, somewhat revolutionary formula for the envisioned peace: a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state." The author makes two points. First, "the two new Netanyahu principles unite the vast majority of Israelis. If the international community rejects them, it will encounter a rigid Netanyahu and a stubborn Israel." Second, "if President Obama endorses the self-evident principles, he will see change. If Israel gets an international peace guarantee, peace will happen." We invited some well-known politicians, experts, and journalists, those who are directly researching international affairs and the peace process in the Middle East, to discuss the issues raised in the article. Adapted from the source document.

A roundtable discussion regarding the Russian-NATO summit that took place in Lisbon at the end of last year is presented. Participants include: 1. Armen Oganesyan, Editor-in-Chief of International Affairs, advisor to the RF Minister of Foreign Affairs; 2. Leonid Ivashov, Deputy Director, Institute of Strategic Studies and Analysis; and 3. Aleksei Pushkov, Director, Institute for Contemporary International Studies, Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Adapted from the source document.

Several public official who share their views on the 90th anniversary of International Affairs publication are presented. Among them are Henrikas Juskevicius, Boris Piadyshev and Konstantin Kosachev. Adapted from the source document.