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      Also in Media: In Translation: “Russia’s thorny road to democracy – Parts I, II, and III: Interviews with Dissident Igor Sharapov” | Alina Nychyk, Editor and Translator | Hold the Trend | Series from April 14 to July 9, 2017 
      Jul11

      Also in Media: In Translation: “Russia’s thorny road to democracy – Parts I, II, and III: Interviews with Dissident Igor Sharapov” | Alina Nychyk, Editor and Translator | Hold the Trend | Series from April 14 to July 9, 2017 

      Sharapov was imprisoned for 10 years when Vladimir Putin came to power. Prior to this, in 1993, President Yeltsin confessed to him and his teacher, Vladimir Gomelskyi, that he cannot remove communists even around him in the Kremlin. Sharapov was an assistant to the deputy of the Commission the Legislative Assembly of the city, where Putin comes...

      Addressing Twenty-First-Century Threats
      Jul07

      Addressing Twenty-First-Century Threats

      Conventional forces called critical component of NATO’s toolkit Though the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign poses a significant threat to Western security, NATO allies working to counter Russian aggression must remember the importance of bolstering conventional forces, according to an Atlantic Council analyst. “Conventional forces...

      NATO Enhances its Eastern Front
      Jul07

      NATO Enhances its Eastern Front

      The Baltic States and Poland have long wanted an enduring NATO presence on their territories. Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea in 2014 convinced their allies they need it. With plans approved at the Warsaw Summit in 2016, now the four countries each have a battle group of approximately 1,000 troops stationed on their territory....

      What in the World is Vladimir Putin Up To?
      Jul06

      What in the World is Vladimir Putin Up To?

      Russia has decisively expanded its global footprint in a way that analysts say challenges the West and will force US President Donald J. Trump to rethink his “America First” strategy. This challenge extends well beyond Russia’s neighborhood—Ukraine, Georgia, and the Baltic States—to Syria, Libya, and even Afghanistan. Western governments...

      Cyberattack Cripples Ukraine
      Jun27

      Cyberattack Cripples Ukraine

      The massive cyberattack that crippled public transportation, the central bank, government offices, the state power distributor, and public firms in Ukraine on June 27 serves as a potent reminder of the havoc that can be unleashed by low-level actors, according to an Atlantic Council analyst. “This is another reminder that low-capability actors...

      Here’s How to Fight Back Against Russian Political Warfare
      Jun21

      Here’s How to Fight Back Against Russian Political Warfare

      Three-and-a-half years ago, Russia illegally annexed Crimea and launched its campaign to destabilize eastern Ukraine. Russian aggression prompted the biggest increase in NATO’s collective defense capabilities since the Cold War—including the historic deployment in June of four multinational battlegroups in the three Baltic States and...

      The 1917 Revolution Still Resonates in Modern Russia
      Jun20

      The 1917 Revolution Still Resonates in Modern Russia

      One hundred years after the Russian revolution, the Bolsheviks’ historical legacy remains highly politicised. Some backers of Putin argue that, without his guiding hand, Russia would again witness the chaos of 1917. The year 1917 was a momentous one in Russian history. It started with a democratic uprising that overthrew the absolutist...

      The Quiet Assault – A Glance at Interdicted Tech Smuggling to Russia and China
      Jun18

      The Quiet Assault – A Glance at Interdicted Tech Smuggling to Russia and China

      Set aside Anna and her ring. Last week’s short wee-hour’s shutdown of a portion of Charleston’s port set off by a potentially disinformed conspiracy blogger and webcaster signaled popular American concern and sensitivity to the defense of the homeland, never mind the capabilities and sensitivities of the nation’s capacious...

      Also in Media: “The Kremlin’s Newest Hybrid Warfare Asset: Gangsters” | Foreign Policy | June 12, 2017
      Jun14

      Also in Media: “The Kremlin’s Newest Hybrid Warfare Asset: Gangsters” | Foreign Policy | June 12, 2017

      . . . as they look to prosecute their “political war” against the West, the Russians are emerging as the most enthusiastic users of gangsters’ services. Given that their intelligence services are now up to Cold War levels, it seems ironic that they would even need such amateur auxiliaries. However, so ambitious and numerous are their...

      Ukraine celebrates visa-free travel into EU

      Ukraine celebrated on Sunday the first day of visa-free access to the European Union with hundreds crossing the border in what has been seen as a breakaway from Russia. …read more Source:...