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Russia Archive

Archives for July 2016

Politics
Trump was out of the headlines for 48 hours. It drove him so crazy he called for espionage.Trump was out of the headlines for 48 hours. It drove him so crazy he called for espionage.
Politics

What Trump said was indefensible. It’s also his whole campaign strategy in a nutshell.

By Dara Lind
America isn’t weaker than China and Russia — it’s just held to a different standard
China

Measuring a country’s strength isn’t as easy as you think.

By Ali Wyne
Trump wants America to stop being the world’s policeman — and start being its rent-a-cop
Russia

Geopolitics meets The Art of the Deal.

By Mark Galeotti
Russia
How Vladimir Putin is being outfoxed by a Chechen warlordHow Vladimir Putin is being outfoxed by a Chechen warlord
Russia

Vladimir Putin may have met his match in Ramzan Kadyrov.

By Mark Galeotti