A third of all money spent by the Russian government on its armed forces is lost to corruption, a senior Russian official has warned.
Aleksander Kanshin told reporters 16 generals and 180 colonels were prosecuted last year alone.
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Russia military ‘deeply corrupt’
Posted by Matt in July 3rd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, Armed Forces, Colonels, Corruption, Generals, LOST, Money, Russia, Russian Government, Russian Official
DOES NATO HAVE A FUTURE?
Posted by Matt in June 6th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Europe, U.S., Array, Atlantic Alliance, Cold War Relic, Consensus, Limbo, LOST, Members, Military Alliance, NATO, Relevance, Security Challenges
The Atlantic alliance is in limbo: There is no consensus among its members on a range of key issues. No one wants to pay the bills or contribute more troops. Is NATO a Cold war relic that has lost its relevance? Or does today’s array of security challenges make it more important than ever?
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Trouble in the pipeline
Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Oil, Russia, Disruptions, iraq, LOST, Nigeria, Oil Industry In Russia, Oil Price, Pipeline, Pipelines, Price Of Oil, Saudi-Arabia, Turmoil
Russia’s oil industry
WHEN the price of oil reached another record on May 6th, of over $122 a barrel, analysts pointed to attacks on pipelines in Nigeria and turmoil in Iraq as the immediate causes. Even small disruptions to supplies from such places can cause the price to jump, since only Saudi Arabia has the capacity [...]
A Navy LOST?
Posted by Matt in October 9th, 2007 | no comment
Irony of ironies: The principal champion of the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) is the United States Navy. Yet predictably few organizations would suffer more than America’s naval forces from a supranational government of the oceans empowered by U.S. accession to that treaty.
The absurdity of this situation was on display last week as the [...]
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