This past week (October 24, 2014), President Putin of Russia gave a keynote speech at The Valdai Club, one of Russia’s most prestigious “think tank” organizations. . 108 experts, historians and political analysts from 25 countries, including 62 foreign participants, took part in the gathering which held as its theme for this year, “The World Order: New Rules or a Game without Rules“. President Putin often commented about the need to speak “frankly” and without couching the discussion in diplomatic terms: Some of what I say might seem a bitRead More