Suicide Artists
Russian journalists continue to die under suspicious circumstances both in and out of their country, while the world watches. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Praise and Derision for Russian Banker’s PR Stunt
Sberbank chief’s Robocop-like appearance fuels buzz on the huge gap between the privileged and ordinary people. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Lame Duck Senate Shouldn’t Ratify NATO’s Inclusion of Corrupt, Military Midget Montenegro
Doug Bandow Historically countries made alliances to improve their defense or otherwise advance important security interests. In contrast, the U.S. uses NATO as a form of international welfare, inducting nations with little military capability or even economic strength. The latest recipient of defense charity is expected to be Montenegro, whose...
Kremlin’s New Cybersecurity Bible Targets Foreign Threats
Russia needs to keep pace with rest of world in IT and set up a national internet control system, Putin says. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
V4 Defence Cooperation: A history of great ambitions paired with limited achievements
By Tomáš A. Nagy. Photo: Flickr|Defence Images, licensed by CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.If a serious financial crisis, an imperialist Russia and a migration crisis cannot motivate the member states of the Visegrad Four group to cooperate on defence, what can?Europe is going through one of the most testing periods in its recent history, and defence policy...
Putin’s cynical lies about Oleg Sentsov debunked by International Criminal Court
President Putin’s claim that Russia is a law-based country and that Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years for ‘terrorism’ clash with the findings of the International Criminal Court on Russia’s invasion and ongoing occupation of Crimea …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
6 Months Solitary Confinement & new charges for reporting torture in Russian prison
Since recounting how he had been subjected to torture, Russian civic activist and prisoner of conscience Ildar Dadin has been threatened with criminal proceedings, a ‘defamation’ suit and has been placed in solitary confinement for 6 months …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukrainians Plan Cyberattack on Russian Banks, FSB Warns
As tensions between Russia and the West grow, each side prepares for cyberattacks and foreign spy games. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
December 2nd, 2016
CHINA Singapore May Prove a Tough Nut for China to Crack Over Regional Security Greg Torode and Marius Zaharia, REUTERS As the impounding of Singaporean troop carriers in Hong Kong exposes rising tensions between China and Singapore, the Lion City is unlikely to budge on core security interests concerning Beijing—its military relationship with...
Trainspotting Texts Land Two Russian Women in Prison
Latest trial ended with conviction on espionage and treason charges for text message about Russian military transport. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
