Let Putin try to improve the hopeless situation in Syria
The chaos in Syria should be blamed on Assad's repression and brutality from the start of the uprising against him. But it has been 4 years. Solutions that were possible…
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Gorenburg: Russian military activity in Syria partly to maintain a role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
(Voice of America) Each day brings new reports of heightened Russian military activity in Syria. For more than four years, Russia has suggested it was open to a political solution…
Video: Russian Military Is Now Active In Syria (with D. Gorenburg)
(Huffington Post Live) With Russian military forces now active in Syria, we examine President Vladimir Putin's regional strategy, the geopolitical tension between the U.S. and Russia, and how this affects both the…
Gorenburg: Russia to possibly escalate conflict in Syria
(Los Angeles Times) U.S. intelligence has captured evidence of a significant escalation of Russia's military engagement in Syria's civil war, including satellite images of an apparent Russian base for staging…
Gorenburg: Russian Armata tanks using French technology
(EUobserver) Russian tanks are using French technology on the battlefields of east Ukraine. But will Russia’s new “star” tank, the Armata T-14, rely on EU components despite the arms embargo?…
Gorenburg on the current state and future development of the Russian Navy
Russia’s Naval Power in the 21st Century (Russian Military Reform | July 27) Wilson Center video recording of a roundtable event on the state of the Russian Navy. Dmitry Gorenburg (CNA/Harvard University) and Olga Oliker (RAND) provided…
Gorenburg: By 2014, Ukraine’s combat-ready force was a mere 6,000
(Miami Herald) Days after Russia took over Crimea last year, Ukrainian teenager “Maley” contacted his local army recruitment office to sign up. His calls went unanswered for weeks, so he…
Gorenburg: It’s pretty clear NATO states have no desire to annex a piece of Russian territory
(CSM) BALTIYSK, RUSSIA — If the tensions between Russia and the West should escalate into full-fledged confrontation, it is this former Prussian town – home to a huge military base in…
Armata – Russia’s Future Main Battle Tank
This is an Oxford Analytica brief that was originally published on April 14, 2015. I've restored a few cuts made for space reasons. SIGNIFICANCE: Russia's military is currently undergoing a 700…
Gorenburg: Russia to build new submarines in the near future
(Fox News) Russia is reportedly bringing back a fleet of Cold War-era mini-submarines, a move that could ramp up tensions with the West. Moscow is set to bring back the…