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Maskirovka and Russian Military Procurement: Corruption, Deception and Crisis
Maskirovka and Russian Military Procurement: Corruption, Deception and Crisis
On August 31, Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, reiterated his previous appeals for the military industrial complex (MIC) to transform itself to meet the challenges of modernizing the equipment and weapons…
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The uncertainties of Mistral and France’s foreign policy contradictions
The uncertainties of Mistral and France’s foreign policy contradictions
For one year, Paris has been seeking to sell Russia four Mistral-type warships. On 23 July, Nicolas Sarkozy presented the sale as a strategic achievement. By 20 August, Moscow announced…
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Russia's Far East and Japan: Obstacles to Cooperation
Russia's Far East and Japan: Obstacles to Cooperation
Russia's Far Eastern Federal District managed to record a 3.5% economic growth in 2009, although the Russian economy as a whole suffered a major setback with its real gross domestic…
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Tax Officials Invade Russia's Defense Ministr
Tax Officials Invade Russia's Defense Ministr
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov's campaign to civilianize, bring financial accountability, and improve fiscal policy within the Defense Ministry culminated in the appointment, on August 6, of Tatyana Shevtsova as…
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Power Struggle Among Russia's Militants
Power Struggle Among Russia's Militants
On Aug. 12, four members of the militant group the Caucasus Emirate (CE) appeared in a video posted on a Russian militant website withdrawing their support from CE founder and…
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U.S. Senator Bob Graham: "Can we easily extend our defense umbrella to the country that is seeking admission"?
U.S. Senator Bob Graham: "Can we easily extend our defense umbrella to the country that is seeking admission"?
- Interview with U.S.Senator Bob Graham realized by Corneliu Pivariu, President and CEO of Geostrategic Pulse - Geostrategic Pulse: Senator, thank you very much for having this meeting with us.…
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Experts Warn of Consequences to U.S.-Russian Relations from Recent Crackdown on Opposition
Experts Warn of Consequences to U.S.-Russian Relations from Recent Crackdown on Opposition
WASHINGTON - Thirty-seven former U.S. government officials, human rights and democracy advocates, and Russia experts warned Wednesday that the arrest of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov at a demonstration on…
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Russian Espionage Targeting New NATO Members
Russian Espionage Targeting New NATO Members
The three Czech generals make an impressive roster: the head of the president's military office, the country's NATO representative in Europe, and a deputy head of the chief of staff.…
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