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Baev: Now that the fight against Daesh is over, each party has its own agenda and Russia is suddenly lost

(Gulf News) Nearly two and a half years after the Russian military began an intensive bombing campaign in Syria in support of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, Russia is struggling to…

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Five myths about espionage

(NV Register) The poisoning of former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter in southern England, most likely by Russian intelligence agents, highlights the role of espionage in…

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The Sino-Russian partnership in the Arctic

(CPI) In December 2017, the 27 billion dollar Yamal LNG project became operational, the first joint Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)-Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) project to reach fruition and a major Chinese…

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The Salisbury attack and relations with Russia after Putin’s re-election

(IISS) For an autocrat, winning the election is the easy part. Barring an extraordinary turn of events, Vladimir Putin will be re-elected on 18 March for his fourth term in the…

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Missiles of March: A political means of last resort for Putin

(Brookings) President Vladimir Putin’s extra-heavy emphasis on new strategic missile systems in his March 1 address to parliament was quite unexpected and rather out of character. My colleague Steven Pifer suspects that Putin…

Europe in Crisis: “Old,” “New,” or Incomplete?

(PONARS Policy Memo) In this policy memo, we bring together the results of our recently published research to shed some light on how the idea of Europe has been contested in…

Russia Is Profiting Off Global Warming

(VICE) While many parts of the world are struggling from catastrophic effects of climate change, Russia is looking to capitalize on it, with the Kremlin driving a narrative that touts…

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Russia’s Anti-American Propaganda in the Euromaidan Era

(PONARS Policy Memo) Most experts recognize anti-Americanism as a pillar of the patriotic discourse that has risen during Vladimir Putin’s third term as president. One of the main reasons for this…

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How the Kremlin Is Using the Moscow Renovation Project to Reward and Punish Voters

(PONARS Policy Memo) In February 2017, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and President Vladimir Putin introduced a far-reaching plan to demolish ten percent of Moscow’s housing stock, relocate residents, and ultimately…

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US weakness to blame for Russian interference — they exploited our vulnerabilities

(The Hill) From spy thrillers at the box office, to a Trump campaign aides recent guilty plea tied to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, ominous news about Russia seems to be everywhere. But…

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Baev: Now that the fight against Daesh is over, each party has its own agenda and Russia is suddenly lost

Five myths about espionage

The Sino-Russian partnership in the Arctic

The Salisbury attack and relations with Russia after Putin’s re-election

Missiles of March: A political means of last resort for Putin

Europe in Crisis: “Old,” “New,” or Incomplete?

Russia Is Profiting Off Global Warming

Russia’s Anti-American Propaganda in the Euromaidan Era

How the Kremlin Is Using the Moscow Renovation Project to Reward and Punish Voters

US weakness to blame for Russian interference — they exploited our vulnerabilities