Following a meeting last week between leading Lebanese legislator Sa’ad Hariri and Russian leaders, Hariri was quoted by Russian media this weekend as saying Russia will sell heavy weaponry to Lebanon. Previously, Hariri said that he hoped Russia would help Lebanon claim Mt. Dov from Israel. Russia is expecting Lebanon to recognize the independence of [...]
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Russia to Sell Heavy Arms to Lebanon
Posted by Matt in November 10th, 2008 | no comment
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Russia to build missile defence shield and renew nuclear deterrence
Posted by Matt in September 26th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, Air And Space, Armed Forces, Defences, Escalation, Hartford Courant, International Herald Tribune, Medvedev, Miamiherald, Military Actions, Military Chiefs, Military Readiness, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Missile Defence Shield, New York Times, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Deterrent, Nuclear Overhaul, Nuclear War, Renovation, Reuters, Rhetoric, Russia, Russian Leaders, Russiatoday, Sharp, Spheres Of Influence, Star Tribune, Wholesale
In a sharp escalation of military rhetoric, Mr Medvedev ordered a wholesale renovation of Russia’s nuclear deterrence and told military chiefs to draw up plans to reorganise the armed forces by December.
He said that Russia must modernise its nuclear defences within eight years, including the creation of a “system of air and space defence”.
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Ideology’s Rude Return
Posted by Matt in May 2nd, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Russia, Autocracies, Autocracy, Autocrats, beijing, Central Government, China, Communism, Contrary, Democratic System, Economic Activity, Foreign Policies, moscow, National Wealth, Pragmatists, Russia, Russian Leaders, Russian Rulers, Virtues
Many believe that when Chinese and Russian leaders stopped believing in communism, they stopped believing in anything. They had become pragmatists, pursuing their own and their nation’s interests. But Chinese and Russian rulers, like past rulers of autocracies, do have a set of beliefs that guide their domestic and foreign policies. They believe in the [...]
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