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Putin squashes main political opponent, but at what cost?

December 29, 2017

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On December 6, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the industrial city of Nizhny Novgorod, approximately 250 miles east of Moscow, to

Russia’s recession ends as Putin prepares for another term

December 27, 2017

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Lima Charlie Business | Russia As 2017 comes to a close, Russia will have attained positive growth for the first time in

Race to Moon and Mars peaks public, private sectors

December 18, 2017

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Last week Japanese aerospace startup ispace set a record for fundraising by a commercial space exploration company raising $90.2 million in its

Russia is attempting to build its own ‘independent Internet’

December 14, 2017

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Russia may have its own independent internet infrastructure by August 1, 2018. That’s according to members of the Russian Security Council who

As Iraq captures ISIS stronghold, regional powers prepare for new realities

October 6, 2017

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Iraqi forces captured the Islamic State’s last stronghold in northern Iraq on Thursday, leaving the self-proclaimed caliphate with just one more base

Russia remains a resourceful ally to North Korea

October 5, 2017

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At the beginning of 2017, trade between North Korea and Russia more than doubled to $31.4 million. Just this month, a Russian

Russia strikes Syrian Democratic Forces near Deir Ezzor

September 18, 2017

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Forces from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were struck by Russian air assets near the Deir Ezzor frontline on September 16th,

Image Russia began its newest round of war games, “Zapad-2017” (the Russian word for “West”), on Thursday.

Zapad 2017 kicks off as Russia’s “West” war games challenge NATO

September 14, 2017

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Russia began its newest round of war games, “Zapad-2017” (the Russian word for “West”), on Thursday. According to Russian officials the exercise

Russia arms deal marks ever widening gap between NATO and Turkey

September 13, 2017

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Despite, or in spite, of its NATO allies’ objections Turkey has proceeded with the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system.

Secretary of Defense Mattis hints of arming Ukraine

August 25, 2017

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Kiev, Ukraine [LC] During the first visit to Ukraine by an American defense secretary in nearly a decade, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

The G20 Summit, testing America’s relevance in a Trump world

July 8, 2017

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Op-Ed: The G20 Summit is a week of the New World Order on display. The G20 Summit is in full swing in

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Putin and Trump’s first meeting by the issues

July 7, 2017

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Today, American President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for over two hours at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

Putin’s struggle amid a Russia in the throes of change

July 1, 2017

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[Suggested further reading: Dr. Gary K. Busch’s latest, ‘Sanctions and the Rise of Putin’s Russia (starring oligarchs, siloviki, Rossiyskaya mafiya and Oleg

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Sanctioning Russia – With German and French Allies Who Needs Enemies?

June 27, 2017

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The U.S. Senate has just passed a bill expanding the sanctions against Russia imposed earlier in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine

Victory Day – Russia commemorates the ‘Great Patriotic War’

May 9, 2017

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May 9th 2017 marked the 72nd anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in what Russians call the ‘Great Patriotic War’. Hundreds

Russia’s New Arctic Military Bases

April 29, 2017

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In April 2017, the Russian Government announced that it had completed its new military bases in the Arctic and had completed most

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