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Latvia: what the Russians left behind
By Leyla Aliyeva: A street sign in both the Latvian and Russian languages. Photo by Arseny Samsonov. Latvia’s history is marked by occupation. Since the 15th century the territory has been controlled...
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Debunking pro-Russian propaganda on the web
By Giorgio Bertolin: Putin riding a horse. Photo: Jedimentat44 (CC 2.0) “The real weapon was not the rifle but the megaphone. Being unable to kill your enemy you shouted at him instead.” – George...
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Russia and the World following Ukraine: A Strife 4-part series
By Sebastian Åsberg: Ukrainean tanks taking up positions in the city of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, July 2014. Photo: Sasha Maksymenko (CC 2.0) “At last, Russia has returned to the world arena as a...
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After Ukraine, Part I – Sleepwalking into crisis: Britain, Russia and the...
By Michael Jones: David Cameron meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow, September 2011. Photo: Number 10, PA copyright (CC 2.0) Britain’s Defence secretary Michael Fallon said in February that the Russian...
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After Ukraine, Part II – Russian great power vs. EU normative hegemony: What...
By Conradin Weindl: Demonstrators at a Euromaidan pro-EU rally in Kiev, Ukraine, 26 November 2013. Photo: Ivan Bandura (CC 2.0) Since the start of the Ukrainian conflict, Russia’s determination to...
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After Ukraine, Part III – Polish security & Russian aggression: the return of...
By Andrzej Kozłowski: A Polish Leopard II tank takes up a position during Exercise Steadfast Jazz, a joint training operation for NATO forces, November 2013. Photo: Cpl. Madis Veltman / Estonian army...
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After Ukraine, Part IV – NATO in Scandinavia: Will Sweden and Finland join up?
By Sebastian Åsberg: Swedish and Finnish forces joined NATO forces in 2013 to carry out the large-scale training exercise “Steadfast Jazz”. Photo: Polish army Master Sgt. Artur Zakrzewski/Poland (CC...
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Teasing the bear: NATO, Russia and the Baltic States
By Leyla Aliyeva: Latvian tanks in operation during NATO Operation Sabre Strike, 2013. Photo: Gatis Diezins, RYC (CC 2.0). Russia’s President Putin statement a fortnight ago made on a conference with...
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IDPs in Iraq and the progress of the Islamic State: An interview with...
By: Jack Curran-Persell The UN estimates there are now over 3 million Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq with that figure only set to rise further....
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NATO, State (Re)emergence, and Military Capabilities and Commitments: the...
By: Alex Calvo USS John Fitzerald Kennedy entering Tarragona Harbour in 2002. The city could be an alternative to Rota as a home port for the US Navy missile defence destroyers in the Mediterranean....
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Russia’s hybrid war: The destabilization campaign against Germany
By: Dr. Daniel H. Heinke Source: Wikimedia No shots were fired, but Tuesday, January 26 may very well mark the official beginning of the ‘open phase’ of Russia’s ongoing destabilization campaign...
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PROXY Capabilities – A Renewed Strategy of the 21st Century
By: Cheng Lai Ki Photo credit: Diaz,J. ‘Russia is developing a drone army – including amphibious models’, SPLOID, January 16, 2014. This is the first of a series of articles we will be featuring on...
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PROXY Capabilities – The History and Future of Russian Private Military...
This is the second of a series of articles we will be featuring on Strife in the coming week looking at the role of Proxy Warfare in the 21st century by Series Editor Cheng Lai Ki. Previous articles in...
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Putin’s Sleight of Hand in Syria
By: Peter Kirechu Russian Su-25 Fighter Jets taking-off in Latakia. Source: Wikimedia On March 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly announced the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria as...
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The Future of European Defence: An interview with Daniel Keohane
Daniel Keohane interviewed by Annabelle Vuille Leaders gather for a photo at the February 2016 meeting of the European Council. Source: Wikimedia Annabelle Vuille: What would you say are the most...
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The Time has come to Revoke Turkey’s NATO Membership (but offer it a lifeline)
By: Austin Luce Source: Wikimedia The idea of removing Turkey from the ranks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would send shockwaves through the international community. Never before has the...
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Extremism, environment, and the new security dynamics of the 21st century:...
Interviewed by: Harris Kuemmerle Yazidi refugees in Northern Syria. Source: Wikimedia Harris Kuemmerle – Where do you see climate change fitting within the wider European security dynamic moving...
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Teasing the bear: NATO, Russia and the Baltic States
By Leyla Aliyeva: Latvian tanks in operation during NATO Operation Sabre Strike, 2013. Photo: Gatis Diezins, RYC (CC 2.0). Russia’s President Putin statement a fortnight ago made on a conference with...
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IDPs in Iraq and the progress of the Islamic State: An interview with...
By: Jack Curran-Persell The UN estimates there are now over 3 million Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq with that figure only set to rise further....
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NATO, State (Re)emergence, and Military Capabilities and Commitments: the...
By: Alex Calvo USS John Fitzerald Kennedy entering Tarragona Harbour in 2002. The city could be an alternative to Rota as a home port for the US Navy missile defence destroyers in the Mediterranean....
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