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November 2012
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20 Nov 2012
Russia's Grand Strategy
A dysfunctional economy will not prevent Russia from becoming a powerful state again, writes George Friedman. In today’s feature, he also argues that Vladimir Putin is quietly determined to regain control over the former Soviet space while the US is distracted with its own domestic and foreign policy problems. More on «Russia's Grand Strategy»
May 2012
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16 May 2012
Moscow's Vision for the Backyard
While Russia remains centrally important to most of the post-Soviet space, Moscow's direct influence across this region is far from assured. More on «Moscow's Vision for the Backyard»
April 2011
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27 April 2011
First Chernobyl, Then Fukushima – Will Nuclear Energy Survive?
As the Fukushima crisis rumbles on, the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster brings concerns about the future of nuclear power into sharp focus. More on «First Chernobyl, Then Fukushima – Will Nuclear Energy Survive? » -
12 April 2011
'No Bucks without Buck Rogers'
Fifty years after Yuri Gagarin's momentous mission, the fixation with manned space travel continues to distort the priorities of space agencies around the world. More on «'No Bucks without Buck Rogers' »
December 2010
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09 December 2010
Belarusians: In Need of a Nation
The contest between rival “Soviet” and “European” discourses fuels a dead-end debate about Belarus’s elusive national identity. It is time instead - whoever wins the presidential election on 19 December 2010 - to change the question, and find what Belarusians have in common. More on «Belarusians: In Need of a Nation»
November 2010
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16 September 2009
Histories and Lies: The Russian Commission
The new Russian 'Truth' Commission has been ironically but intentionally designed to prevent the emergence of any historical narratives that would expose the atrocities of Soviet totalitarianism and undermine the image of a resurgent Russia. More on «Histories and Lies: The Russian Commission » -
15 November 2010
Uncertainty on New START
As a "lame duck" session of the US Congress convenes this week, the White House is trying to ram the strategic nuclear treaty through the US Senate – but opponents are pushing back, for reasons of politics and policy. More on «Uncertainty on New START»
July 2010
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2 Jul 2010
Russian-led Alliance Risks Losing Credibility
Crisis in Kyrgyzstan deals a major blow to the credibility of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), paradoxically at a time when the West edges towards recognizing the Russian-led alliance as a legitimate partner, Simon Saradzhyan comments for ISN Security Watch. More on «Russian-led Alliance Risks Losing Credibility»
May 2010
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3 May 2010
Militarily Defining Post-Soviet Space
Governments with foreign military bases tend to shy away from publicity about their colonial outposts, and recent events in the post-Soviet space shine an unwelcome spotlight on US and Russian military establishments, John CK Daly writes for ISN Security Watch. More on «Militarily Defining Post-Soviet Space»
February 2010
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3 Feb 2010
Deadly Privatization?
Research rejects the claim that 'shock therapy reform' kills, Ron Synovitz writes for RFE/RL. More on «Deadly Privatization?»
