Worlds Apart
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Erik Jones, director of European and Eurasian studies at Johns Hopkins University on European unity in the Skripal case
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‘We could have a nuclear war by accident’ Professor Gerhard Mangott of the University of Innsbruck analyses Moscow-EU relations
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‘Fidel trusted me’: Jon Alpert, American filmmaker on Cuba documentary he filmed for 45 years
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‘The US is disregarding its allies’ – Jarrett Blanc, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace on US pull-out from Iran deal
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‘The Americans are parents, but we say: We’re off to college’ – The Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs
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‘Who is going to take care of Jerusalem? Us or Hamas?’ An interview with Dore Gold, Israeli diplomat
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‘The US trade policy is a mess’ - Brahma Chellaney from the Center for Policy Research
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‘The US is using racket diplomacy to promote their interests’ – former French foreign trade minister
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‘Italy is a perfect storm for populism in Europe’ - Paolo Magri, director of the Italian Institute for International Political Studies
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‘You need Russia if you want peace in the Middle East’ – ex-Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel
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British media personality Katie Hopkins on Putin, London’s mayor and multiculturalism
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Propaganda exercise or attempt at democracy? – Vyatka State University assistant professor Samantha Lomb on Stalin’s constitution
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‘Iran is the main destabiliser in the region’ – Israel’s ex-Deputy FM Daniel Ayalon
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‘Migration is necessary’ – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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‘Sport is what brings people together’ – Russian hockey legend Viacheslav Fetisov
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Columbia University Professor of Economics Arvind Panagariya on US trade war
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‘Football connects people’ – Legendary Croatian footballer Davor Suker
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‘Views about women’s rights are changing in Afghanistan’ – Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi
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Internet of Things Council founder: Internet of the future, benefits and challenges
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Meir Javedanfar: America abandoning the Iran deal was, ‘a wrong move’
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'The United States is on the declining part of the life cycle curve" – Ichak Adizes, author and management consultant
‘Sport is what brings people together’ – Russian hockey legend Viacheslav Fetisov
As Russia hosts the FIFA World Cup, legendary Soviet and Russian hockey player Viacheslav Fetisov discusses the successful performance of the Russian team during the tournament and whether the event can help fix the country’s image marred by the doping allegation scandal.
Despite the pressure the Russian team faces as hosts, it did “a good job,” Fetisov said. Coach Stanislav Chershesov managed to “bring pride to the players to play for the nation,” making the players “finally look like a team.”
“This is a most successful story in any sport: when you understand that what is in front of your chest is more important than what’s on your back, your name.”
Despite the joyful atmosphere of the World Cup, the doping scandal “is going to continue,” Fetisov warned. “We have to get answers to questions WADA, and the IOC asks.”
“If you’re guilty you have to pay the price, but if you feel you are not guilty, you have to go and fight,” he stressed, saying that there are ways of doing it, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport, or the International Sports Federations.
“Sport is what brings people together,” and the World Cup can “give us some argument” in the doping scandal.