Tag: Russia

Russia. The Russian Elections and Hidden Regionalist Politics (Vadim Shtepa, The Jamestown Foundation)

Russians are scheduled to vote on September 19. They will be deciding electoral races not only to the State Duma (lower chamber of the...
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Russia. Russian-Style Multilateralism: Decorative and Ineffectual (Pavel K. Baev, The Jamestown Foundation)

Amidst the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan, Russia has been convening or partaking in unusually numerous multilateral forums. President Vladimir Putin, aware of the strong...
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Russia/Syria. Putin and Syria’s al-Assad hold talks in Moscow on rebel areas (Al Jazeera)

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad have met in Moscow to discuss cooperation between their militaries and how to gain control of the...
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Defense/Russia/Belarus. As ‘Zapad’ military drills heat up, signs of a lasting Russian footprint in Belarus (Alexander Bratersky, Defense News)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has personally presided over the large-scale Zapad-2021 military drill, conducted by the Russian and Belarusian armies. Both countries are strengthening their...
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Defense-India-Russia. India’s Military Outreach: Military Logistics Agreements (Rajeswari (Raji) Pillai Rajagopalan, ORF)

India and Russia are set to sign a bilateral military logistics agreement in the coming months.  The India-Russia bilateral agreement is called the Reciprocal...
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India/Russia. Indo-Russian business relationship: Focus on common interests and development needs (Vladislav Voytsekhovich, ORF)

Since India gained independence, its relationship with Russia had always been cordial. However, bilateral business has been undergoing a deep transformation, a function of...
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9/11/Russia. Russia and 9/11: Roads not taken (James Nixey, Chatham House)

On 12 September 2001, Russian president Vladimir Putin was the first foreign leader to call George W. Bush to express his condolences – and to offer him...
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Russia/Ukraine. How Russia Could Recalibrate Its Relationship With Ukraine (Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center)

The chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has prompted some in Russia to claim that the United States is no longer a superpower, and that...
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Defense/USA/China/Russia. China, Russia loom over routine air operations across the globe (Rachel Cohen, Defense One)

Aircraft from the 354th Fighter Wing and the Air National Guard’s 168th Wing line up in an "elephant walk" on Eielson Air Force Base,...
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China/Russia. Level zero nuclear incident at China-Russia joint energy plant, no overexposure nor pollution: Chinese nuclear authorities (Global Times)

The Tianwan nuclear power plant is seen on Tuesday in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province. In the first seven months of the year, power...
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USA/Russia. The impact of September 11 on US-Russian relations (Angela Stent, Brookings)

On September 9, 2001, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his American counterpart George W. Bush with an urgent message: Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of...
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Russia. Putin’s Anti-Navalny Law (Dr. Jiri and Leni Valenta, BESA Center)

Vladimir Putin and Alexei Navalny, image via Wikimedia Commons On June 4, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a law banning “individuals designated as ‘extremists’ from running for public...
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Russia/USA. Interpreting the Biden Doctrine: The View From Moscow (Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center)

The newly unveiled Biden doctrine, which renounces the United States’ post-9/11 policies of remaking other societies and building nations abroad, is a foreign policy...
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Cybersecurity. Germany protests to Russia over attacks ahead of the upcoming election (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Germany has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from lawmakers and use them to spread disinformation ahead of the upcoming election Germany protests...
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China/Russia. China, Russia expand trade settlements in local currencies to counter US dollar hegemony (Global Times)

Renminbi Photo: VCG A major Russian oil company has started to move away from the US dollar to the yuan in settlements in China, the...
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Russia. Militarism and patriotism in Russia – the culture behind the military firepower (Flemming Splidsboel Hansen, DIIS)

Patriotism is a much-celebrated tool in Russia. It is used to mobilize the population in support of the state in general and of the...
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