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Silence Behind Closed Doors

Domestic violence in the Russian Federation is a silent issue. According to the CEDAW, almost 14,000 Russian women are killed every year by partners or family members. Taking into consideration the skewed government statistics...

by Ekaterina Mordvinova

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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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Climate Change: Focus on the Arctic

The trends of climate change present a worldwide security challenge and require the adequate response of the international community. The negative impacts of these changes are demonstrated regionally in a different extent; larg...

by Lívia Magdošková

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Dissecting The Dead In Odessa

Several dozen people burned to death late last week in Odessa, when violence between different political factions led to a fire in a heavily occupied building. Afterwards, witnesses uploaded to the Internet hundreds of differ...

by Kevin Rothrock

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Pride In The Face Of Russia

Alexi Kaye Campbell’s The Pride is this month’s must-see in London’s West End, and its timely revival is far from incidental. Jamie Lloyd’s brilliant young cast will not only leave you feeling entertained and intellectu...

by Stefanie Mair

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It is time to end World War II: Russia, Japan, and the Occupied Islands

August 9, 1945. The day the “Fat Man” atomic bomb destroyed Nagasaki, and the day that – keeping his promise to the Allies – Stalin entered the war against Japan, creating a territorial dispute lasting to this day. Sovi...

by Jeroen Gelsing

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Russia’s Internet Censorship “Experiment”

A Russian federal region is about to embark on an “experimental” project aimed at censoring the internet. A joint effort by the Kostroma regional government and an NGO called the League of Safe Internet, it is similar in sp...

by Global Voices

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Europe And Separatism: First Crimea, Now Venice. Will Scotland And Catalonia Also Vote For Independence?

The recent referendum in Crimea and the subsequent annexation of the peninsula by Russia has captured much of world’s attention of late. It has also ignited discussions about secessionism in Europe, which is quite relevant ...

by John Haltiwanger

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WATCH: The race to save the Arctic

Our poles remain the only two parts of our planet unexploited by man, but the growing interest in oil and rich fishing grounds in the Arctic is leading to a free for all as nearby powerful nations scramble to declare the territ...

by Nicky Armstrong

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Silence Behind Closed Doors

Russia: Today’s Geopolitical Counter-Force And What This Means For American Interests

Climate Change: Focus on the Arctic

Dissecting The Dead In Odessa

Pride In The Face Of Russia

It is time to end World War II: Russia, Japan, and the Occupied Islands

Russia’s Internet Censorship “Experiment”

Europe And Separatism: First Crimea, Now Venice. Will Scotland And Catalonia Also Vote For Independence?

WATCH: The race to save the Arctic

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