by Max Hess
Only a few hours after the first shoot-down of a Russian plane by a NATO member in 60 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin took to the airwaves to explain Russia’s reaction to the incident. It was a stark contrast to the highly managed appearances that Putin has usually given when discussing security issues, such as [...]
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by Nathan Barrick
Is Russian Strategy warlike – true or false? Russia’s strategic deployment and bombing campaign in Syria appears to have surprised and shocked many observers, including Russia watchers. It shouldn’t have. The uproar is all about Russian aggression and expansionism. Pundits decry Putin’s alleged attempt to re-create the Soviet Union. The descriptors of Putin and Russia [...]
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