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How the “Escalation Strategy” Evolved in Russia’s Security Policy

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The “escalation strategy” has been a constant element in Russia’s international behavior for the last twenty years. Stemming from the well-known “escalation for de-escalation” principle that…

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Podvig linked mysterious Russian “forest flash” in 2016 to test of Yars-M ICBM

(Barents Observer) Locals in the village of Ust-Pocha in the Pinega district (Arkhangelsk Oblast) were all shocked by two huge explosions on August 25th last year. The powerful blasts could be heard from…

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Is it too late to have an informed discussion about the INF treaty?

(Russianforces.org) The situation with the INF Treaty is getting worse pretty rapidly. U.S. Congress is moving to include what is known as "INF Treaty Preservation Act" in the National Defense Authorization bill.…

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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?…

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Gorenburg: Kaliningrad the “obvious place” to deploy more military hardware

(RFE/RL) Russia is pouring troops and weapons — including missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads — into its western exclave of Kaliningrad at such a rate that the region is…

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Moscow Conference on International Security 2015 Part 2: Gerasimov on military threats facing Russia

Here’s the second installment of my reporting from the 2015 MCIS conference. This one and the next will focus on Russian views of NATO as the primary source of military threat…

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Interview on last month’s Russian military exercises

(L’Indro) A couple of weeks ago, I gave an interview to an Italian newspaper on the significance of the Russian military exercises that were conducting in conjunction with the first anniversary of the…

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New Policy Memo: The Russian Military under Sergei Shoigu: Will the Reform Continue?

In the five years of Anatoly Serdyukov’s tenure as defense minister, the Russian military underwent one of the most significant reforms of any period since the formation of the modern…

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Russia’s Recent Caucasus Military Maneuvers: Tempest in a Teapot or Purposeful Trend?

There has been a certain uptick of information in the Russian and western media about recent Russian military activities in the North and South Caucasus. Russia’s air force, Black Sea…

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«Россия отдыхает тяжело»: военные учения на Черном море

После русско-грузинской войны 2008 года Россия регулярно проводит учения на Черном море. Около 30 российских кораблей, 7000 военнослужащих, более 20 боевых самолетов и вертолетов приняли участие во «внезапной» проверке готовности…

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«Россия отдыхает тяжело»: военные учения на Черном море