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A frozen conflict in the Caucasus reaches a boiling point
A s most of the industrial world and major powers focus on the conflicts in the Middle East, the obstinate behavior of North...
Putin-Mongering: Poking the Bear for a new Cold War
W hat this work provides is a foundation for all aspiring iconoclasts in the field of Russian Studies. For a full generation and...
Terrorism is back in Russia
T he attack on St. Petersburg’ subway system is certainly the worst terrorist attack that the Russian Federation has experienced - except for...
Fayez al-Sarraj’s attempt to take hold of NOC
O n March 24 last, al-Sarraj dissolved his Petroleum Ministry and formally acquired direct control over the National Oil Company (NOC), namely the...
Fake news in the U.S. endangering Russian ties while corruption pays off big
T he incessant drumbeat demonizing Russia has reached a crescendo. Half-truths lead, and outright lies follow. A Congressman on National Public Radio accuses...
India’s fastest growing nuclear weapons program
Few months before the Operation Shakti, in which India tested nuclear weapons in May, 1998. The former Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee, during his election...
March 26th Russian Anti-Corruption Protests in pictures
O n March 26th in Russia took place one of the biggest anti-corruption anti-government protest since the Boltnaya Square protests of 2012. Protests...
Russia broadening economic ties with Asian and African countries
With the worsening relations with the United States and Western European countries, Russia is seen broadening it’s economic and trade ties with Asian and...
Politics and Policy: Connecting the dots in the U.S. system
W hat is 'politics' a Senator's quip went ... 'Poli' he said means many in Greek, and 'tics' are bloodsucking parasites. It drew...
The Challenge of the Indigenous Arms Industry: The Ascendant and Dependent Classes
Just as Niccolo Machiavelli noted the unreliability of mercenaries and interpretations of Sun Tzu claiming a mercenary's real value is not more...