The drop in oil price has been a challenge to Russia for some time. But some predicts that Russia is not as vulnerable as it was in 1986.
Tag: Russia
Putin Charts a Course Towards Autarky
Matt Korda explores the sinister side of Putin’s newest presidential decree.
Exploring Strategies to Counter Disinformation Effectively
Excerpt: As the Ukraine crisis has demonstrated, we should not assume that freedom of information necessarily leads to a more open or democratic society. Information can be harnessed and manipulated by authoritarian regimes in order to generate confusion and undermine trust in government, often with unpredictable and destabilizing effects on society.
China’s Polar Ascendancy: Exploring Beijing’s Rising Involvement in the Arctic
Sandy Vingoe explores the rise of the Arctic to the forefront of international affairs
A Tale of Two Tragedies
Matt Korda compares two air disasters, MH17 and Iran Air Flight 655, and points out some crucial differences in the culpable countries’ responses.
Information: The Perfect Weapon in Today’s Wired World, A Three-Part Series
In the final installment of a three-part series, Jenny looks at “countering disinformation campaigns” during the Cold War, and the lessons we can learn from them.
Is Europe failing its Commitment to NATO?
In the wake of an ever persistent threat to security by Russian expansionist ambitions, are European nations prepared for a Casus foederis??
Information: The Perfect Weapon in Today’s Wired World, A Three-Part Series
In Part Two of a three-part series, Jenny examines more closely Russia’s information warfare, and the influence media had in the 2014 Ukrainian Crisis.
Ami go Home, The European New Rights disdain for NATO
Is Putin setting up an Alliance of Nationalist across Europe to ?? Attendance of European right wing populists at the International Russian Conservative Forum (IRCF), as well as large sums of money financing their election campaign coming from Kremlin associated banks suggests so.
Regional Cooperation In The South Caucasus: Reality Or A Pipe Dream?
Matt Korda analyzes how the Caucasian pipeline network explains and drives the politics of the South Caucasus.