Alden Wahlstrom

Alden Wahlstrom is a Program Associate for Jamestown's Global Terrorism Analysis program and assists with editing the Terrorism Monitor and Militant Leadership Monitor publications. He graduated with high honors from the University of Maryland, earning a B.A. in Government and Politics and Russian Language and Literature. After graduation, Mr. Wahlstrom moved to Moscow, Russia for advanced language study.

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The Amir of Tatarstan’s Right-Hand Man: A Look at Marat Sabirov

01.11.2017 Alden Wahlstrom

On October 20, 2016, the Volga District Military court began the trial of nine members of Chistopol Jamaat (Чистопольский джамаат), an Islamist extremist organization charged...

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Words Versus Deeds: Russian Attitudes Toward NATO’s Defensive Preparations in the Baltic

05.03.2016 Alden Wahlstrom

In March 2016, Estonia received its second shipment of FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile systems. The initial shipment was delivered last September (ERR, September 3, 2015)....

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$330 Million—The Cost of Replacing a Political Rival in Russia?

04.12.2016 Alden Wahlstrom

How much does it cost to replace a political rival in Russia? Can such a thing be bought? Journalist Yulia Latynina of Echo Moskvi seems...

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Russia’s Arctic Militarization: Words Versus Actions

01.13.2016 Alden Wahlstrom

Russia has no plans to militarize the Arctic. At least, that is a according to Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s deputy prime minister charged with overseeing Russia’s...

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