Gorenburg: We should expect to see a lot more of the so-called hybrid warfare or new warfare

(FT) Welcome to Russia,” says the big sign marking the border from Belarus on the main road from Minsk to Moscow. But as Roman, a truckdriver from the Belarusian town…

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Russia Enters New Year Mired in Troubles

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) The post–New Year holidays in Russia have brought less joy or happy expectations than usual to the country’s elites, the urban middle classes and even to Russia’s…

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Kassenova: Because of Crimea crisis, Kazakhstan sees Russia as not respecting the sovereignty of post-Soviet states

(FP) The Eurasian Union that came into effect on Jan. 1 isn’t a sign of Moscow’s growing regional influence. It’s a sign of its decline. On Jan. 1, one of…

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The Last Post-Soviet War

(Russia in Global Affairs) – The Military-Political Dimension of the Ukrainian Conflict – The Ukrainian crisis in a way resembles wars of late feudalism in Europe, with private armies formed…

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Troitskiy: If anyone was ‘aikido-ed,’ it was Russia in Ukraine

(U.S. News & World Report) As Russia’s economy crumbles, the war in Ukraine drags on and Moscow’s ties with the West get more and more confrontational, it’s worth asking: Does…

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Moshes: Putin’s challenges are manageable because he has the loyalty of the repressive and propaganda machine

(The New Zealand Herald) All politicians like to have props, and in Vladimir Putin's case, some are taken from the box marked Macho and others from the box marked Mother…

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The Russian Elite’s View of Global Politics: A Survey of 1993-2012 Opinion Polls

(Russia in Global Affairs) Although the bipolar Cold-War-style mentality is still quite widespread among the rulers of Russian society, it is not a fundamental feature of their global viewpoint. Rather,…

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Petrov: Putin’s annual press conference may have worked only as an exercise in mass hypnosis

(CSM) Moscow — Russia is like a bear prowling on its own territory, Vladimir Putin told about 1,200 journalists assembled in the Kremlin for his annual marathon press conference Thursday.…

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Haran: Kremlin supplying electricity and water to rebel towns but not social benefits

(The Guardian) It was mid-morning when the bombs began to fall on Artyomove, a crumbling mining town on the frontline in eastern Ukraine. One mortar landed in Nina Dmitrievna’s garden.…

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Why the West should help Putin save the ruble

(The Globe and Mail) The Russian ruble has plummeted in value this week. A desperation central bank rate hike on Monday evening ensured future recession but failed to stem the…

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