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Gorenburg: Russia’s increased presence in the Baltic reflects country’s larger concerns

(The Moscow Times) As Sweden's navy goes on its sixth day of hunting a suspected Russian submarine, Swedish defense officials announced on Tuesday that they intend to force the mystery vessel, if found, to surface "with armed…

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Putin Steals the Asia-Europe Show—and Brings Big Disappointment

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) The most recent Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit attracted a sizeable crowd of world leaders to Milan last week (October 16–17), but the formal agenda was overtaken by…

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Газовый кризис: почему Россия не уйдет с европейского рынка

Нынешний газовый конфликт России с Украиной совсем не похож на кризисы 2006 и 2009 годов. Новые правила игры, сложившиеся на европейском газовом рынке, с одной стороны, ограничивают влияние России, с…

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Sonin: Shrinking oil prices will cause problems for Russia’s budget

(The Guardian) The sudden slump in oil prices, which have fallen 15% in the past three months, has sent tremors through the capitals of the world’s great oil powers, many…

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Petrov: This is another step toward closing Russia

(Bloomberg) President Vladimir Putin signed a law today curbing foreign ownership in Russian media, shrugging off criticism that the Kremlin is undermining the independent press in a swipe at global…

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De-Modernization and Degradation—An Assessment of Russia’s Domestic Situation Since the Start of 2014

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) Considering Russia’s shocking transformation in the course of just half a year, it is easy to forget that last February the country was united in the joy…

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New Policy Memo: Upgrading Russia’s Quasi-Strategic Pseudo-Partnership with China

The fast-evolving Ukraine crisis has involved such high stakes and demanded so much attention from Russia’s leadership that it has become the decisive force shaping the country’s future. It has…

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Russia’s International Media Poisons Minds

(The Moscow Times) At a time when Russia's image in Europe and the U.S. has sunk to extreme lows, the Kremlin has announced dramatic new plans to increase spending on foreign propaganda. The Russian state budget includes a 41…

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New Policy Memo: Russian Foreign Policy: Traditional Vectors in a New Geopolitical Situation

The Ukraine crisis is transforming the global geopolitical order. It is eliciting new controversies and clarifying existing ones. It is also intensifying efforts to accelerate integration processes in both the…

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Could Putin’s troops ‘be in Warsaw in two days’?

(EUobserver | Baev, Podvig) BRUSSELS – “If I wanted, in two days I could have Russian troops not only in Kiev, but also in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warsaw, and Bucharest”,…

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Gorenburg: Russia’s increased presence in the Baltic reflects country’s larger concerns

Putin Steals the Asia-Europe Show—and Brings Big Disappointment

Газовый кризис: почему Россия не уйдет с европейского рынка

Sonin: Shrinking oil prices will cause problems for Russia’s budget

Petrov: This is another step toward closing Russia

De-Modernization and Degradation—An Assessment of Russia’s Domestic Situation Since the Start of 2014

New Policy Memo: Upgrading Russia’s Quasi-Strategic Pseudo-Partnership with China

Russia’s International Media Poisons Minds

New Policy Memo: Russian Foreign Policy: Traditional Vectors in a New Geopolitical Situation

Could Putin’s troops ‘be in Warsaw in two days’?