Tag Archives: Russia

  1. British Hägglunds BV206 All Terrain Tracked Vehicles participate in a military exercise in Norway, February 28, 2010 (Defence Images/Mez Merrill)

    “N” for North: NATO Looks Toward a Cold Future

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    Wikistrat analysts predict a cold future for NATO. “The Arctic represents the emergence of a new geopolitical arena.”

  1. A Greek F-4 Phantom plane prepares to leave Aviano Air Base in northeastern Italy, March 19, 2007 (US Air Force/Bethann Caporaletti)

    Greek Euro Exit Would Prompt Geopolitical Realignment

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    Abandoned by its European partners, Greece would be tempted to deepen ties with Israel and Russia.

  1. Pipeline construction in the Black Sea (Gazprom)

    Time for Compromise On Trans Caspian Pipeline

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    Wikistrat analysts say the time is ripe for an energy deal between Europe and Russia on Caspian Sea exports.

  1. President Richard Nixon and Chinese premier Zhou Enlai toast at a banquet during Nixon's visit to China, February 25, 1972 (White House)

    Beyond the Reset: Reverse “Nixon Goes to China”

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    Having Russia ensconced in the West will enable the United States to balance against China’s rise.

  1. Pakistani men unload supplies delivered by a United States Army Chinook helicopter in Matlatan, Pakistan on September 28, 2010 (Sergeant Jason Bushong)

    No Good Ways Out of Afghanistan

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    Air and land routes out of the country are either insufficient or troublesome. Leaving Afghanistan is logistically difficult.