The Military
Army remains poorly trained, malnourished and demoralized. Alcoholism, suicide and corruption are rife. Weaponry is aging and newer models arrive at a trickle: India has bought more Russian tanks since 2001 than the Russian Army.
The Economy
What happens when–not if–oil and gas prices begin to retreat?
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Russia’s human capital is being ravaged. The population is [...]
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Why Russia Is Really Weak
Posted by Matt in July 20th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, general, Alcoholism, Birthrates, Civic Organizations, Corruption, Death Rates, Dmitry Medvedev, Flourishes, Home Experts, kremlin, Message To The World, Military Army, Newsweek, Oil And Gas, Oil And Gas Prices, Political Corruption, Political Parties, Political Positions, Red Square, Rule Of Law, Russian Army, Russian Tanks, Russians, Secret Police, Security Services, Trickle, Vladimir Putin, Weaponry
Can the EU defend itself?
Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Espionage, Europe, Russia, Attitudes, Brussels, Defense Strategy, E.U., elite, Espionage Efforts, European Union, Foreign Intelligence Service, Foreign Service, FSB, Military Intelligence, Russia, Security Services, Spying, Strasbourg, Svr, Western Countries
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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