Younger Crowd Will Not Rejuvenate Putin’s Court
(EDM) News and rumors of appointments and dismissals at the top levels of the Russian government have proliferated in recent weeks. And these continue to eclipse the tragic escalation of the…
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Articles by Pavel Baev and Oxana Shevel in Current History
(Current History) What Drives Moscow’s Military Adventurism? (by Pavel Baev)—Russia’s propensity to use military force as an instrument of policy—and even as an instrument of choice—has become increasingly pronounced over…
Russian Elections Overshadowed by Rampant Corruption
(Eurasia Daily Monitor) Last Sunday (September 18), Russians went to the polls to elect the seventh State Duma in the post-Soviet history of their state. It is extremely difficult to say…
Latest Kerry-Lavrov Deal on Syria Destined to Unravel
(EDM) The agreement on managing the Syrian civil war, reached between the United States and Russia in Geneva in the early hours of Saturday, September 10, was both surprising and…
A String of Intrigues on Putin’s Eastern Tour
(EDM) The G20 summit in Hangzhou, China (September 4–5), was not expected to produce major news in global governance. But for Russian President Vladimir Putin, it opened a unique opportunity to…
Russia underperforms at pivoting
(APPS) Vladivostok, which had an expensive facelift for the 2012 APEC summit, will this week host the Eastern Economic Forum, and President Vladimir Putin is due to preside over the proceedings.…
Baev: Russian military expansion in the Arctic region a one-sided arms race
(New York Times) In Russia, the fog of war seems to be more than just a reference to confusion. Fog was central to the plan for a three-day military exercise that began…
Russia’s Economy Deteriorates as Putin Focuses on Squabbles Among Siloviki
(EDM) President Vladimir Putin is not taking a summer vacation. He has instead maintained a busy schedule of meetings with government officials and regional governors. But his grip on the steering…
Dialogue With Russia Produces Universal Frustration
(EDM) The idea of engaging in more dialogue with Russia is eagerly accepted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is being pursued by the United States, is cultivated by the…
Russia Wanders the War Zones and Political Badlands of the Middle East
(EDM) Russia’s military intervention in Syria is clearly not going well. Last Friday (July 8), another helicopter was reportedly shot down near Palmyra, and the Russian Ministry of Defense, after an…