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A Trial of Spiritual Resolve: Sergey Lavrov’s Speech to the Military Academy of the General Staff
“Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root… Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used, for the ultimate determinant in the struggle … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Government, Law and Order, Middle East, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Western Europe
Tagged economy, Education, government, Military, Politics, role models, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade
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The Bout Opening – Stick to Checkers, America. Not Up In Here.
The intertubes are all a-twitter (see what I did there?) with speculation that the United States is about to send lethal aid (AKA weapons) to Ukraine to help Kiev bring its recalcitrant rebels to heel. Kiev is excited, because it … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Government, Military, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Terrorism, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Western Europe
Tagged government, Military, Politics, role models, Russia, Ukraine, War
1,634 Comments
New Rules or No Rules? Putin Defies the New World Order Part II – The Post-Speech Q&A
As promised in the last post, here’s the follow-up, also by Jennifer Hor. This post discusses the questions posed to Putin and his answers thereto. As typically happens in such scenarios, reliable sources immediately either misquote Putin or quote him … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Europe, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Western Europe
Tagged economy, Education, government, Military, Politics, role models, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, War
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New Rules or No Rules? Putin Defies the New World Order
Some time back – October 24th, in fact, an eternity ago in today’s roller-coaster event sequence – Vladimir Putin delivered an important speech to the assembly of the Valdai International Discussion Club, at Sochi, Russia. Several analysts, including our friend … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Vladimir Putin, Western Europe
Tagged economy, government, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, War
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Jens Stoltenberg Tries Out The Latest NATO Meme – The Russian Air Force is a Menace to Civil Aviation.
There’s a temptation to believe the world is spinning faster now on its axis, as events which we would once chew over for months, worrying the juiciest meat off the bones first, are now shoved aside in only days by … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Government, Military, Rule of Law, Russia, Strategy, Western Europe
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, War
1,442 Comments
Sacre Bleu! What’s Happening With The MISTRAL Ship “VLADIVOSTOK”?
Alert Internet followers of this subject – and it has its own dedicated community, both for and against – noticed almost immediately when the MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) assignment changed from “France” to “Russia”, and the resulting speculation was … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Military, Politics, Russia, Trade, Western Europe
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Russia, Technology, Trade
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General Wesley Clark Quarterbacks the Great Game – America’s National Strategery
Remember, a few months back, when the United States was not going to get involved in a “bidding war” over Ukraine? Back then (beginning of December, 2013), America was faintly disdainful at the notion of getting down in the mud … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Europe, Government, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Western Europe
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, War
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It Looks Like Putin is Winning, Which is the Surest Sign Yet That He is Losing
Hey, is it Monday? Well, it is here, or was when I started writing. That must mean it’s time for another crazy article by Carnegie Moscow Centre’s resident sexagenarian dissident, crazy old bat and Petro-Poroshenko-for President-of Russia oligarch admirer Lilia … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Western Europe
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, War
1,122 Comments
Counting The Dead – Soviet Losses in the Second World War
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I’ve added a new page for research papers – entitled, appropriately enough, “Research Papers”. The first contribution to it (well, I may add some older material to it later, like Jen’s research … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Europe, Government, Military, Politics, Russia, Slavs, Stalin, Strategy, Western Europe
Tagged Education, government, Military, Politics, Russia, Stalin, tragedy, War
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How Full of Shit Would You Have To Be, To Be More Full of Shit than Dmitry Tymchuk?
Most of the readers here know, at least peripherally, who Dmitry Tymchuk is. He’s Kyiv Post‘s military expert, a former soldier in an Army Air Defense unit in the mid to late 90’s, the National Guard until 2000 and in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Europe, Government, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Russia, Terrorism, Ukraine, Western Europe
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, War
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The Kremlin Stooge 