A few weeks ago the Russian and Venezuelan navies practiced maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea. The Economist reported that the nearby American fleet was “unimpressed”.(4) The following is an analysis of the Russian military starting with the 2000 Kursk tragedy and into the present. The focus will be on three related aspects of Russia’s defense [...]
Tags: Military · Relations with East · Relations with West
This was told to me by a Russian woman who asked why it was funny, which made it all the funnier for me. Russians are so proud of being Russian. I once read in Foreign Affairs that a study had been taken in the 1990’s asking Russians who the most influential people in history were. Out [...]
Tags: Culture · Living in Russia · Relations with East · Relations with West
Most everyone agrees that Russia has made its ‘point’; however, there is much disagreement about what that ‘point’ is. Both Russia’s and the West’s impressions of the Georgian conflict are pretty clear. My opinion will appear in a later entry but first it’s important to understand where both sides stand.
The West, ie the [...]
Tags: Georgia · Relations with East