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Israel's main battle tank Merkava IV. Source: http://www.armyrecognition.com

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The rivalry and cooperation between Israel and Russia in the field of armament industry

Both, the Russia Federation as well as Israel, are countries with developed armament industry and defence sector. For Israel, which has been dominating the world rankings of arms expenditures per capita for a long time, it is, as its representatives declare, a question of survival in the region where its existence is often perceived by the neighbours with animosity or overt hostility. In the Russian Federation, armament industry, as one of few…

Russia's Permanent Representative to NATO Dmitry Rogozin. Source: http://www.nato.int

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Summer 2008 in the spirit of Russian (not only) diplomatic offensive

The military conflict in Georgia and its international implications have diverted attention away from other Russian diplomatic and political initiatives presented during this year’s summer months. Observers concentrated particularly on the rivalry between Russia and the US when commenting the Russian-Georgian conflict. They analysed to a considerably lower extent events in the context of Russian-European relations and Russian notions of the shape of European security…

The Russian military is moving to Georgia. Source: nytimes.com

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The first week of the military conflict in Georgia: the chronology of events

At the close of the conflict: 1st – 7th August, 2008. On 1st August, 2008, first news about the outbreak of a local border conflict in the region appeared. There were repeated armed skirmishes under way between the Georgian army and South Ossetian troops which claimed several victims also in the ranks of civilians. The parties accused each other of escalating the conflict: the Georgian party accused South Ossetian…

Nursultan Nazarbayev welcomes Dmitry Medvedev during his visit to Kazakhstan

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Foreign visits of President Medvedev and foreign political orientations of the Russian Federation

In connection with Medvedev’s election as the President of the Russian Federation (RF), many speculations concerning the possible change of Russian foreign political course appeared. These surmises were partly confirmed, partly rebutted and partly let untouched by Dmitry Medvedev’s first foreign visits. Notwithstanding the opinion of some Belarusian analysts that the first visit of President Medvedev…

Dmitry Medvedev falls within the immediate area of Vladimir Putin. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

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Loyal President

Nothing unpredictable has happened. Putin hasn’t amended the constitution. He neither held a referendum nor continued in his office. And finally he has appointed his successor. The question “who is going to fill the top post in the Kremlin” isn’t burning any longer. Nevertheless, analysts keep on discussing about the way in which Putin plans to supervise his successor. It’s not a secret that Vladimir Vladimirovich…

Moscow, Red Square, Saint Basil's Cathedral. Source: http://www.bielefeldt.de

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Elections in Russia – profanity or a feature of steered democracy

The State Duma elections ceased to be a significant event in the country already long time ago. Anyway, they draw the attention of those who are interested in political processes and the history of this country. The majority of political analysts and observers assume that the oncoming parliamentary as well as presidential elections won’t carry unexpected results. According to them they will be under way…