Russia’s Arctic Development: Problems and Priorities
What climate change and arctic development means for Russia, the environment, and the international community. The Arctic region is a vast area whose economic potential,…
Read MoreWhat climate change and arctic development means for Russia, the environment, and the international community. The Arctic region is a vast area whose economic potential,…
Read MoreRecent years have seen a hardening of relations between the United States/NATO and Russia. Russian actions in Ukraine—especially the…
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Africa’s drive for independence came to a head by the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War. It was seen by the Soviet Union…
The subject of collaboration and resistance in occupied Europe is one of the most controversial issues related to the history of the Second World War….
Russia has had a long historical tradition of a strong military and a special pride in its naval forces. From Peter the Great to the…
In recent months political disputes between Russia and the United States have grown to include sharp differences over Washington’s expanding plans for ballistic missile defense…
The downward spiral of the Russian military that began with Afghanistan is often compared to the U.S. army’s experience in Vietnam. However, unlike the American…
The history of Russia has always been a relatively sad and tumultuous one wrought with wars, power struggles, and abrupt changes. These changes have often…