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Doing Business: Russia, Africa And The Media
Over the past few years, Russian authorities have been prioritizing media cooperation and the use of soft power to address the falling image of...
Russia between economic crisis and geostrategic projections
As Lev Tolstoj maintained "There is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time". These are two of the most characteristic traits of the...
The Summit on nuclear weapons and the North Korean issue
Currently the strategic and global nuclear balance develops on the basis of three factors which are closely interwoven. The first one is related to...
De–dollarization of the BRICS
What might be behind the well-orchestrated attack on leaders of the BRICS countries? Gold is one of the most fascinating of...
Terrorism and radical Islam in public perception: myths and truth
In recent years, Russian society has increasingly acknowledged terrorism as a national and global threat. Terrorism, with its significant uncertainty in both the likelihood...
Russia and the US: An Alliance in the Making
Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin has regained standing for his nation in the last decade. The combination of high energy prices and...
More Bear than Eagle: Russia Taking Advantage of an American Vacuum
It is evident that the US cannot fight DAESH as if there is no complex war raging in Syria. Considering the conditions on the...
Cyber-prepping the Battlefield: Does Russia have a New Way to Wage War?
According to the Bloomberg report, Russia may leverage vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, including large banks, stock exchanges, power grids, and airports, as pressure points...
Great Gains or Great Game?: Global Engagement across Central Asia
Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and...
The Maturation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: An Emerging IO of Significance
Dr. Matthew Crosston & Anonymous (*) The United States has long been the dominant economic-security structure in the world. It steps in to negotiate...