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Russia: Attempting a Bridge to Africa
While Russia's interest in the sub-Saharan Africa is nothing new, Russian authorities have realized that it’s time to move back primarily to reclaim its...
Strategic Alignments at SCO: Prospects for India-Pakistan bilateral Relations
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, initially, the Shanghai Five was created by China, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan in 1996 with the aim to resolve...
An Entanglement of Enemies: What Russia’s Presence in Syria Truly Reveals
Authors: Dr.Matthew Crosston, Nenad Drca Over the years America has made little progress in Iraq and Syria, something Russia is determined to change apparently....
Russia’s Caspian Flotilla outflanks the US Military
The past month has seen increasing tensions between Washington and Moscow over the Syria-Assad-DAESH nexus of seemingly perpetual conflict. This tension has not been...
Turkish Dilemma: Problems in being a Greater Caspian Force?
In the wake of Turkey’s recent election – supposedly fraught with corruption and fraud – and amid some of the worst violent outbreaks it...
Strategic Patience Paid Off: Russian Regional Hegemony in the Caspian
It has been almost one year since the IV Caspian Summit in Astrakhan, Russia, where the presidents of the five Caspian states signed a...
A Tangled Afghani Web: Is Russia Coming Back In?
With First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum’s visit to Moscow in search of military support, and Russian confirmation that it was seriously considering such...
Putin’s Possible Libyan Pivot
The bad cloud that portends a perfect storm continues to build. Perhaps the most serious development on the near horizon is a possible Putin...
NATO Expansion: Strategic Opportunities and Risks
When recently appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, named Russia as the greatest threat to U.S. national security during...
Censorship or saving grace? Academic Scholarship and Intelligence Vetting
A new article by The Moscow Times revealed a mixed reaction to supposed FSB ‘vetting’ of academic scholarship. The Times, which...