Friday, February 28, 2014

Russian Neo-Nazis React to Events in Ukraine

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By Richard Arnold While the exact role of Ukrainian far-right groups in removing President Viktor Yanukovych is disputed, they were c...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Ukraine: Countering Threats of Strategic Drift and Economic Collapse

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By Matthew Bryza This article first appeared on Eastbook and on the International Centre for Defence Studies (ICDS, Tallinn) blog pag...
Monday, February 24, 2014

Cossack Militia Whip Pussy Riot in Sochi

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By Richard Arnold One of the most positive (and most surprising) features of the 2014 Winter Olympiad in Sochi has been the absence o...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Putin Says West Using Circassian Issue to ‘Contain’ Russia

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By Paul Goble President Vladimir Putin said today (February 10) that the West is using the Circassian issue as part of its broader ef...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Non-Russians in the Russian Federation Fighting a Two-Front Language War

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By Paul Goble The non-Russian nations within the Russian Federation are increasingly fighting a two-front war in their struggle to pr...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Is Moscow Equating Kabardino-Balkaria and Abkhazia?

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By Paul Goble Russia’s recognition of Abkhazia as an independent state is creating problems for Moscow in the North Caucasus. On the ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Traditional Islam Does Not Mean What Moscow Thinks It Does

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By Paul Goble Under Vladimir Putin, the Russian government, the Russian Orthodox Church, and most leaders of Russia’s Muslim communit...