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Modern Russia. Role of the Orthodox Church in the State

Putin's regime keeps building a paradigm where the Orthodox Church and the state play one tune. Representatives of the security services are infiltrated in the clergy; the church opposition and…

December 9, 2020Orthodox church, Russia

Geopolitics

New White House Office to Step up Pressure on Russia

Following the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the United States will be given a free hand to wind up recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and as a…

December 8, 2020Russia, state sponsorship of terrorism, USA

Intelligence ops

Zeman’s request for Russian espionage details in the Czech Republic nothing but highlights the size of this problem for Prague

Czech President Milos Zeman gets into a tussle with the country’s intelligence and runs the risk of breaking up Prague-NATO contacts in intelligence-sharing. Czech President Milos Zeman, selling his too-friendly…

December 4, 2020Czech Republic, Russia

Governance ideology

Modern Russia. Basic Rule Ideology Schemes

Ideology schemes are essential to modern Russia. They are a key pillar for the Kremlin elites to address challenges. Lots of them have notably changed their traditional meaning in the…

December 3, 2020Russia

Geopolitics

How strong a possibility for Russian military contingent withdrawal from Transnistria?

The President of Moldova Maia Sandu is going to face opposition and provocations following the attempts to pull Russian troops out of the territory of the country. The international community…

December 1, 2020Moldova, Russia, Transnistria

Governance

What can trigger Russia’s fall?

The empire’s extensive development, socio-economic and political crises, and territorial mismanagement have repeatedly fueled separatist sentiments in the regions of Russia. Thus, separatism is not a new challenge for the…

November 25, 2020Russia, separatism

Conflict

To recognize independence of Karabakh as a way to work on NATO and a test case to alter boundaries

Nagorno Karabakh peace deal opened the way for Russia to have boots on the ground in the South Caucasus by deploying peacekeepers. It practically echoed the 1992 scenario when puppet…

November 24, 2020Armenia, France, Karabakh, Russia, separatism

Governance

‘Economic separatism’ in Russia

The Russian Federation is a vast territory that the current Kremlin elite runs and develops highly inefficient. Significant natural resources are located far from the federal center and, actually, all…

November 18, 2020Russia, separatism

Geopolitics Must Read PDF

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

Russia

Modern Russia. Role of the Orthodox Church in the State

New White House Office to Step up Pressure on Russia

Zeman’s request for Russian espionage details in the Czech Republic nothing but highlights the size of this problem for Prague

Modern Russia. Basic Rule Ideology Schemes

How strong a possibility for Russian military contingent withdrawal from Transnistria?

What can trigger Russia’s fall?

To recognize independence of Karabakh as a way to work on NATO and a test case to alter boundaries

‘Economic separatism’ in Russia

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

Putin’s health rumors as a sign of power shift

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