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Confrontation With the West Becomes Personal for Putin—and Inescapable

(EDM) Last week’s (January 26) reporting in the Western media that the United States government waslinking Russian President Vladimir Putin to corruption has rocked Russian domestic politics. Specifically, a recent BBC…

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The PKK and PYD’s Kurdish Soviet Experiment in Syria and Turkey

(Daily Sabah) While the Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) is hailed by some in the West almost as a pro-Western democratic militia fighting for a liberal pluralist oasis in the…

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It is Indecision Time for Putin, as Russia Muddles Through

(EDM) The annual Davos gathering of the World Economic Forum used to be an occasion where Russia’s always uncertain future was a key topic for debates and investment decisions, but this…

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Russia’s Ruling Regime Must Modernize or Face Collapse

(Moscow Times) In 2014-2015, Russia's domestic policy was pushed abroad — first toward Ukraine, then toward Syria. In 2016 the Russian authorities will have to shift their focus away from shaping the world order and toward putting their own…

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Russian shipbuilding still in trouble

A couple of recent announcements indicate that Russian shipbuilders are continuing to struggle with construction of new types of ships. First came the announcement, right at the end of 2015, that…

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Grounds for (a little) optimism? Russian public opinion on human rights

(oD) Since 2000, President Vladimir Putin’s regime has rolled back many of the civic freedoms Russians received in the 1990s after seven decades of Communist rule. The government has intimidated…

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Here are the five things you need to know about the 2015 fighting season in Afghanistan

(WP) Last year was quietly disastrous for Afghanistan. You might have missed it amid the noise of the U.S. presidential elections, the wall-to-wall coverage of the Islamic State (ISIS), and the European…

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Russian Strategy Seeks to Defy Economic Decline With Military Bravado

(EDM) President Vladimir Putin concluded 2015 with the approval of a revised National Security Strategy, which defines the strengthening of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a threat and commits…

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Coercive Diplomacy 2.0: Russia’s Version

(Rethinking Russia) The modern perception of conflict between rival countries differs considerably from what it used to be as far back as a quarter of a century ago during the Cold…

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Russia’s policy in the Middle East imperilled by the Syrian intervention

(oDR/NOREF) The Middle East is the only area where Russia can try to prove that it is not just a regional post-Soviet power with a revisionist agenda, but a global…

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Road Rage Redux

In case you haven’t noticed, Russia’s long-distance truck drivers are angry. And they are, finally, in Moscow. Right now. It is poetic, I suppose, that today’s long-awaited descent of Russian truckers…

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The danger of Russian and Turkish competitive machismo in Syria

(Brookings) (Co-authored with Jeremy Shapiro) The downing of a Russian jet by Turkish fighters has brought the dangers posed by Moscow's intervention in Syria into sharp relief. While the Russian…

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Commentary | Комментарии

Confrontation With the West Becomes Personal for Putin—and Inescapable

The PKK and PYD’s Kurdish Soviet Experiment in Syria and Turkey

It is Indecision Time for Putin, as Russia Muddles Through

Russia’s Ruling Regime Must Modernize or Face Collapse

Russian shipbuilding still in trouble

Grounds for (a little) optimism? Russian public opinion on human rights

Here are the five things you need to know about the 2015 fighting season in Afghanistan

Russian Strategy Seeks to Defy Economic Decline With Military Bravado

Coercive Diplomacy 2.0: Russia’s Version

Russia’s policy in the Middle East imperilled by the Syrian intervention

Road Rage Redux

The danger of Russian and Turkish competitive machismo in Syria