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Russia Retreats From International Developments

(EDM) The end of April was extraordinarily rich in high-profile international events—and Russia was conspicuously absent from all these dynamics. The president of South Korea and the North Korean dictator planted…

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Kuchins: “eclectic, mixed, unusual” crowd attended Lozansky’s World Russia Forum

(Newsweek) In the shade of Arlington Cemetery outside of Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, dozens of Americans and Russians sat on folding chairs and presented wreaths at a memorial to Elbe Day.…

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Putin’s temporary dominance masks uncertain future

(The Hill) Since a dominant electoral victory earlier this year anointed him to a fourth presidential term, Russian President Vladimir Putin has had little to cheer about. In recent weeks Russia has suffered…

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Russia’s World Cup Opportunity

(Project Syndicate) MOSCOW – It is hard to imagine a positive headline this year featuring the words “Russia” and “global impact.” If anything, the international news media seem to be…

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Podvig: My understanding of Russia’s Status-6 “nuclear torpedo”: it’s till kind of a paper project

(FOX News) Russia’s reported development of a formidable nuclear-powered torpedo or underwater drone is fueling concern about the potential devastation if the weapon were ever unleashed against U.S. cities. While there…

The Anti-Russia Surge in U.S. Politics: Finding Context

(PONARS Policy Memo) Donald Trump’s triumph in the 2016 presidential election discharged an unprecedented political and media movement linking his victory to Russian interference in the U.S. political system. The…

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When Does Corruption Matter?

(PONARS Eurasia) Corruption coupled with related economic stagnation has spurred waves of recent protests in countries like Russia in 2017 and, more recently, in Armenia in April 2018. But commentators…

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Moscow Security Conference Soft Power Panel

(Russiamil blog) Today’s MCIS slides installment comes from Lt. General Sergey Kuralenko, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Peacekeeping Operations of the Russian Ground Forces. This comes from the breakout session on…

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If Putin has kompromat on Trump, how might he use it?

(WP) Imagine for one moment you are Vladimir Putin. Sitting on the desk in front of you is a file labeled “Trump, Donald.” Inside is a stack of documents your spy…

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Putin’s Leadership Is Reduced to Indecisive Posturing

(EDM) Grand geopolitical scheming took a break in Moscow last week. The main news—improbably—turned to the fiasco of the government trying, since April 16, to ban the popular instant messenger Telegram.…

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Russia Retreats From International Developments

Kuchins: “eclectic, mixed, unusual” crowd attended Lozansky’s World Russia Forum

Putin’s temporary dominance masks uncertain future

Russia’s World Cup Opportunity

Podvig: My understanding of Russia’s Status-6 “nuclear torpedo”: it’s till kind of a paper project

The Anti-Russia Surge in U.S. Politics: Finding Context

When Does Corruption Matter?

Moscow Security Conference Soft Power Panel

If Putin has kompromat on Trump, how might he use it?

Putin’s Leadership Is Reduced to Indecisive Posturing