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The Russian military posture
The big parade organized on May 9, 2016 to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the USSR victory in the Great Patriotic War - as...
Putin’s Problems
There has been much to-do in recent months and years about what have appeared to many to be Vladimir Putin’s bold, aggressive moves in...
How International Sanctions Helped Putin at Home
The United States imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the annexation of Crimea and subsequent involvement in the war in Ukraine. The sanctions...
The West should engage in a course correction strategy with Russia
In the aftermath of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation felt vulnerable because of the cooperation between the former Soviet states...
Russian Victim? Repositioning Strategies and Regional Dreams of Dominance
As a new wave of non-Western countries strive to elevate their profiles and expand their global influence, Russia is taking steps to help secure...
Putin-Mongering
If you spend some time listening to reputable news shows all across the West you will start to notice several recurring ‘interpretations’ that explain...
Unbiased Media / Biased Agendas: How to Make a Russian Demon
A little over one year ago the world was given a foundational lesson in how an impartial press can unknowingly construct a partial opinion....
From Russia with love
In today’s world Russia is a far cry away from its post-imperial ways. The fall of the Soviet Union represented chaos and social disappointment,...
Ideology of the Winner
The celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in Russia were in top headlines last week. Grand events, commemoration ceremonies,...
Russian Spetsnaz – Ukraine’s Deniable ‘Little Green Men’
In February 2013 the influential Moscow based ‘Military Industrial Courier’, published an article by Russia’s Chief of the General Staff, army General Valery Gerasimov....