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Cool peace or cold war?

Broadcast: Midmorning, 11/20/2007, 9:06 a.m.

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Russia may deploy missiles to Belarus, and experts say their foreign policies have an anti-democratic drift. Midmorning examines Russia's connection to Iran and its bilateral relationship with the West.

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  • Stephen Sestanovich: Senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor of international diplomacy at Columbia University. He was U.S. ambassador at large for the former Soviet Union from 1997 to 2001.
  • Mark Medish: Vice President for Studies -- Russia, China and Eurasia at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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