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Moscow Is Trying to Use People’s Diplomacy Without Giving Any Power to the People
On May 31, police in Kabardino-Balkaria reported that they prevented an attempt to assassinate the president of the republic, Arsen Kanokov. According to a police source, two roadside bombs, the biggest of them containing five kilograms of TNT, were placed at the entrance to the... MORE
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Russia to the West’s Rescue in Libya?
As predicted from the outset of the Libya crisis (EDM, April 21, 26), Russia now officially proposes to “help” extricate the Western belligerents from their difficulties in Libya. Moreover, Moscow’s mediation is being solicited. At the G8 summit in Deauville, France on May 26 –... MORE
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US Move Against Doku Umarov Will Have Little Impact on Militant Activities
May 2011 ended with a loud statement made by US President Barack Obama in Paris, in which he declared the leader of the North Caucasus-based armed resistance, Doku Umarov, a terrorist, a move bound to please Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The US president further pledged... MORE
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Russian Combat Readiness Declines In the “New Look”
The Russian armed forces are preparing to test their “new look” brigades later this year in the operational-strategic exercise Tsentr 2011. Despite the transition to the brigade-based structure in 2009 and efforts to strengthen such formations, the level of combat readiness has declined since the... MORE
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South Yemen’s Pacifist General: A Portrait of Brigadier Nasser al-Nuba
Background While international attention is currently focused on anti-government protests and factional fighting in Yemen, since 2007 south Yemen has been the scene of large and often efficiently organized anti-government demonstrations. The Yemenis involved in the protests, strikes and sit-ins in south Yemen are demonstrating... MORE
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General Gabriel Tang: South Sudan’s Prodigal Son or Khartoum’s Agent of Chaos?
In the months following January’s successful vote for secession from the Republic of Sudan, South Sudan’s inherently weak government is already threatened by rebel militias, tribal violence and clashes between gunmen in its oil-rich Jonglei state, South Sudan’s largest. Prominent among the insurgent generals imperiling... MORE
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A Profile of Tarkhan Gaziev: The Third Man in Chechnya’s Rebel Troika
Tarkhan Gaziev is one of the most notable field commanders in Chechnya’s interminable rebellion against the Russian state. At various times during the second military campaign since 1999, he held a number of top military positions within the Chechen armed underground resistance. Gaziev commanded a... MORE
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Ethnic and Religious Conflicts on the Rise in North Ossetia After Killings
On May 20, two bodyguards of South Ossetia’s leader Eduard Kokoity were killed in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia. According to some reports, Alim Kabulov and Oleg Ikaev were at the Vladikavkaz airport to meet Kokoity, who was expected to return from Moscow on the same day.... MORE
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Moscow Tries to Rescue Syria from Its Own Crimes
Syria has been a long-term friend of Russia during the past fifty years. Throughout this time, Moscow has sold the country weapons, supported its diplomatic posture in the Arab-Israeli struggle and has never publicly said one word about the fact that Syria is a bloody... MORE
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From Rommel to Qaddafi: Petrol Supplies Still the Key to Military Success in Libya
“The bravest men can do nothing without guns, the guns can do nothing without plenty of ammunition, and neither guns nor ammunition are of much use in mobile warfare unless there are vehicles with sufficient petrol to haul them around.” General Erwin Rommel, 1942 [1]... MORE