Tag: Russia

Elite in fear, security apparatus frustrated The situation in Russia is bad: The near-coup of June is still reverberating, there is no end in sight to the largely failed war in Ukraine, and on top of that, the ruble is weakening! The elite is highly nervous and frustrated with an eye on next y...

In what appears to be the final chapter in my unplanned trilogy of Ukraine drone articles, Russia has stunned the world with its unrivaled ingenuity by showcasing its solution to continuous Ukrainian drone attacks. By the way, you can catch my first two articles in this unexpected series here: ...

I’ve written in the past about the lethality of armor-busting depleted uranium penetrators. And now Ukraine is getting a big shipment. The Biden Administration announced Wednesday that it is sending Ukraine 120mm tank rounds for American-made M1 Abrams tanks, which are set to arrive in Ukra...

Russian economy has officially been declining over the past months, however, some new recent developments in Russia has appeared. Sanctions was and is a tool to effectively use against any country or individual or institution to stop their progress. Russia, today, is the most sanctioned country...

According to satellite images, Russia has started working on building and expanding its military bases around Finland. Finland, a country with mostly happy citizens, shares an enormous border with Russia, luckily, after Finland joined NATO, NATO planes have started flying along the borders of Finlan...

The tables seem to have turned in the nightly game of airstrikes. For the last month, Ukraine has been striking military targets deep within Russia, in Moscow, and at many airbases and military production facilities. Ukraine struck Pskov airport and possibly the Cheryokhino military base (home ...

[I would like to thank my colleague David Sandel for bringing this forward. David and I were lead authors for “Smart Economy in Smart Cities”, a Springer publication, which included analysis of Ottawa and St. Louis.] China’s social media hashtag “Putin accuses Wa...

Hi! We are Fernando and Víctor. Both from Argentina, we lived in Buenos Aires before traveling. One of us is an English Spanish translator working remotely and the other devotes his time to social media. Why Russia Fernando had already been in Russia before, in 2012, and lived in St Pet...

What an Olympics! It was a proud moment to see each of the participants stretching to do their best. It was even more proud to see the medals India brought home — seven — the richest haul we have ever had in Olympics. It was cherry on top when Neeraj obtained his Gold with such a brillia...

I was born in Los Angeles, but at a very young age, in the early 2000s, my family had to move to St. Petersburg, Russia. I spent nine years living in Russia before moving back to the US. As foreign tourists would say, there were three reasons to visit the USSR: Watching ballet, going to the circus, ...

My father is a devout atheist, but I still understood the weight of being Jewish before I understood almost anything else. “Why did you leave Russia?” I asked him when I was a child. “They didn’t like Jews in Russia,” he replied. No further explanation. Just &l...

The relationship between the National Rifle Association and Vladimir Putin’s government in Russia has mainly been seen as an effort to elect Donald Trump president, but the relationship dates back to at least 2010 and was cemented around the business of selling guns. The NRA’s first k...

When I first saw the body lying in the open casket, I thought of Vladimir Lenin, the founding revolutionary of the Soviet Union. Deep beneath the earth on Red Square, the brick and granite of the mausoleum are set off perfectly by the polished black marble. When you enter, you slowly cascade downwar...

Space exploration remains dynamic as developments have been ongoing over the years with several countries actively making their contribution to space exploration; and have continued to show interest in the long-term focus on space colonization. Three prominent countries at the fore of space explorat...

As a petrostate with a substantial influence on global environmental policies, Russia holds the power to significantly shape the course of climate action worldwide. Moreover, Russia’s stance on climate change can directly impede the green transition in Europe and hinder global effort...