Posted by Matt in September 17th, 2008 |
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By Fred Burton and Scott Stewart
Over the past several months we have written quite a bit about the Russian resurgence. This discussion predates Russia’s military action in Georgia. Indeed, we have discussed the revival of Russian power since at least 2005, the implications of the FSB’s return since April and the potential return of the [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2008 |
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AS WESTERN countries scramble to deal with Russia’s increasingly energetic espionage efforts, their security services are hurriedly rehiring some of the seasoned spycatchers they let go in the past years.
But at the European Union attitudes are still worryingly dozy. Russian spying in Brussels and Strasbourg, say those who try to keep an eye it, is [...]
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Posted by Matt in August 23rd, 2007 |
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Political power in Russia now lies with the FSB, the KGB’s successor
Over the two terms of Mr Putin’s presidency, that “group of FSB operatives†has consolidated its political power and built a new sort of corporate state in the process. Men from the FSB and its sister organisations control the Kremlin, the government, the media [...]
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