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This Russian Lawmaker Thinks the US Can Take Russia Off The Internet

A deputy in the Russian parliament thinks the United States might cut off Russia’s Internet and suggests Russians take measures to get ready for the information blackout. Ilya Kostunov, the deputy in question, believes th...
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Eurasia

The Inconsistent Effectiveness Of The UN Security Council

The Syrian political crisis has escalated rapidly in the last few years with Bashar al-Assad’s government employing chemical weapons against its own civilians. Even though Syria committed to destroying its chemical stockpile ...
by Thom Almeida
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Economy
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Dependency On Russian Gas Makes The EU Impotent

The crisis in Ukraine has put the EU on high alert not only because of the prospect of war on its border, but also because the conflict between Ukraine and Russia threatens energy security in the rest of the continent as 30 per...
by Jan Vacula
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Bosnia and Hercegovina
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Bosnia: The Next Ukrainian Crisis?

Violence is nothing new to Eastern Europe, as the most recent events in Ukraine show. However, there are fears among many analysts that the example of violence used in Ukraine to overthrow governments could be repeated in other...
by Lirsen Myrtaj
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Balkans

Putting ‘Brains On The Ground’: Why Is Britain Sending Military Advisors To Ukraine?

One month after the US announced its decision to send a military training mission to the Ukraine, the British government has announced that 75 military advisors will also be sent to support the Ukrainian military. Backing the U...
by Thomas Colley
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Politics
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Russian Political Prisoners Ignored by Everyone

Sergey Udaltsov, a leftist protest leader currently under house arrest pending investigation of his alleged planning of the May 6, 2012 Bolotnaya Square riots (the so-called Bolotnaya Square Case), exemplifies the popular sayi...
by Andrey Tselikov
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Afghanistan
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Russia: Today’s Geopolitical Counter-Force And What This Means For American Interests

When Mitt Romney labelled Russia as “America’s No.1 geopolitical foe” in his 2012 presidential campaign, the President said “the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War...
by Esma Mneina
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Health

Critical Health Epidemics On The Rise In Prisons

Critical health epidemics are on the rise in prisons internationally. Just this week, new controversy surrounds the issue in the light of breaking news that American prisons may have to invest in expensive drug treatment for in...
by Abbie Saunders
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Eurasia

Moscow’s March of Millions

Last Saturday’s ‘March of Millions’, which took place in central Moscow, drew tens of thousands of people to protest against President Vladimir Putin, the latest in a series of protests against the current Russian governm...
by Bryony Cottam
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