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Mailed Fist, Velvet Glove: Soviet Armed Forces as a Political Instrument, 1979

The paper by Brooking Institution gives the opportunity to understand modern Russia's approach in foreign policy and political-military diplomacy. It has been a means of expanding and preserving authority abroad…

November 17, 2020Russia

Governance

Putin’s health rumors as a sign of power shift

The Kremlin is gearing up for Putin to release his grip on power amid constant rumors he is ill. This goes along with a tough fight by policy-makers and malfunction…

November 12, 2020Putin, Russia

Governance

The Finno-Ugric separatist trends in Russia

The Finno-Ugric peoples have influenced greatly on the modern Russian ethnos formation. Nevertheless, many of them stayed isolated in their linguistic, religious and cultural development. First of all, we are…

November 11, 2020Russia, separatism

Conflict

Military conflict in Karabakh brought to a close: Moscow’s hand strengthened while that of Turkey weakened

Military conflict in Karabakh ended with expanded military presence by Russia in the Caucasus under the Transnistrian scenario. Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed he had signed a peace deal…

November 10, 2020Armenia, Azerbaijan, Karabakh, Russia

Geopolitics

Raising pressure by economic sanctions is the only way to make Russia live in peace with the West

The economic sanctions imposed against Russia for repeated violation of international law and aggressive activity by the Kremlin in Europe, have emerged effective and are likely to become an efficient…

November 6, 2020economy, Russia, Sanctions

Governance

Separatist Trends Among the Turki and Mongols Inhabiting the European Part of Russia

The Slavs explored the European part of Russia much earlier than Siberia and the North Caucasus. However, the peoples of Turkic and Mongolian origin, some of whom had a state…

November 4, 2020Russia, separatism

Intelligence ops

Cyber espionage and Russia’s intelligence hack activities

Since 2014 Russian military intelligence has been actively practicing cyber warfare methods on the territory of NATO countries and their allies. The Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) likely possesses the finest…

October 29, 2020Cyberattacks, Russia

Governance

Siberian separatism: whether federal center can hold remote regions

Siberia is one Russia’s remote regions with the largest nature’s endowments. Its poor development, economic attractiveness and rising nationalism among core ethnic groups favor separatism. Siberian economic separatism Siberia is…

October 27, 2020Russia

Governance

Separatism in the Caucasus: Trends and Prospects

Russians are widely perceived as an alien ethnos in the North Caucasus, with religion multiplying the differences. The most significant separatist sentiments are usually expanded in Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia,…

October 22, 2020North Caucasus, Russia, separatism

Healthcare

Moscow seeks to test Sputnik V in third world countries

Russia keeps trying to play COVID-19 pandemic card for political purposes. Following an ambitious Sputnik V presentation, named Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Kremlin is doing its utmost to sell it…

October 19, 2020Covid-19, Russia

Russia

Mailed Fist, Velvet Glove: Soviet Armed Forces as a Political Instrument, 1979

Putin’s health rumors as a sign of power shift

The Finno-Ugric separatist trends in Russia

Military conflict in Karabakh brought to a close: Moscow’s hand strengthened while that of Turkey weakened

Raising pressure by economic sanctions is the only way to make Russia live in peace with the West

Separatist Trends Among the Turki and Mongols Inhabiting the European Part of Russia

Cyber espionage and Russia’s intelligence hack activities

Siberian separatism: whether federal center can hold remote regions

Separatism in the Caucasus: Trends and Prospects

Moscow seeks to test Sputnik V in third world countries

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