Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2008 |
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Russia is weaker than it looks, which is why NATO’s soft-power strategy can still prevail.
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That was the point Sean McCormack was making about Russia’s rickety fleet. Moscow is not the threat that it wants to appear. With more than 5,000 nuclear warheads and its status as the world’s largest energy exporter, it cannot really be [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 20th, 2008 |
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Although in many respects the situation in the Taiwan Strait appears to be improving, China’s military actions do not reflect this apparent trend. In fact, China has reinforced its troops on the Shandong Peninsula, opposite Korea, where they would engage U.S. and Japanese troops should they attempt to support Taiwan in the event of a [...]
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