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Petrov: In many Russian regions, in one-company towns, if you lose a job you simply cannot find another

(Bloomberg) Vladimir Putin's economic model has relied on abundant oil and gas revenue to fuel consumer spending and raise living standards. Modernizing Russia's outdated industrial base hasn't been a priority. Now…

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Cooley: Tsipras is playing to his base; Putin is cultivating the impression that Greece might be friendly

(CNBC) Fear is running amok yet again that the cash-strapped Greek government will default on its loans to its European partners and the International Monetary Fund. While its fate is still…

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Petrov: Chechens acting under the protection of Kadyrov are able to operate even in Moscow with immunity

(CSM) MOSCOW — Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman placed in control of Chechnya to maintain Moscow's rule after two bloody conflicts to quell separatism, has thrown down a gauntlet – and in doing so,…

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Moscow Conference on International Security 2015 Part 1: The plenary speeches

Last week, I was once again in attendance at the Russian MOD's Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS). As I did last year, over the next couple of weeks I'll…

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The Faltering Russian Economy Makes a Renewed Ukraine Offensive More Likely

(EDM) “Boring” is perhaps the prevalent impression of President Vladimir Putin’s televised four-hour-long Q & A session that aired last Thursday (April 16), which was meant to demonstrate his good health…

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Focal Points in Arms Control

(PIN Points) In the contemporary world of growing complexity where major social, political, and economic shifts are determined by unexpected, cascade, and even catastrophic developments, facilitation of coordination among actors become…

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Sonin: I do not foresee the lifting of sanctions under the current Russian regime

(BBC) The weed-filled belt of abandoned industrial plants in south-east Moscow looks like a war zone. In fact, this is indeed where Moscow film-makers come when they need to film a fire…

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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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Iranian Deal Leaves Russia in Deeper Isolation

(EDM) Moscow tried its best to present the hard-negotiated deal in Lausanne, Switzerland, on curtailing and controlling the Iranian nuclear program as a success of its firm diplomatic position for a…

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How new is Putin’s ‘atmosphere of hate’?

(The Monkey Cage/WP) In the wake of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s murder, many blamed an “atmosphere of hate” cultivated by the Kremlin. This idea suggests that the Krelim has encouraged the demonization…

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Petrov: In many Russian regions, in one-company towns, if you lose a job you simply cannot find another

Cooley: Tsipras is playing to his base; Putin is cultivating the impression that Greece might be friendly

Petrov: Chechens acting under the protection of Kadyrov are able to operate even in Moscow with immunity

Moscow Conference on International Security 2015 Part 1: The plenary speeches

The Faltering Russian Economy Makes a Renewed Ukraine Offensive More Likely

Focal Points in Arms Control

Sonin: I do not foresee the lifting of sanctions under the current Russian regime

Interview on last month’s Russian military exercises

Iranian Deal Leaves Russia in Deeper Isolation

How new is Putin’s ‘atmosphere of hate’?