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Russian private militaries are contentious but useful

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RUSSIA

Russian private military companies.

Japan and Russia set on hard task of normalising ties

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RUSSIA/JAPAN

Abe's government pursues a policy of expanding economic cooperation with Russia as a route to resolving the Southern Kuril/Northern Territories dispute and signing a bilateral…

Prospects for Venezuela to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

Prospects for Venezuela to end-2017.

Greater integration of armed forces is key Indian goal

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INDIA

This is despite India’s commitment to upgrading its military hardware and reorganising its armed forces. These tasks have become an even more urgent priority for India since early…

Moscow courts danger in frozen Serbia-Kosovo conflict

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SERBIA/RUSSIA

Unofficial reports suggest Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic laid out his ideas for a land-swap deal in a two-hour meeting with Putin in Moscow. Part of the deal, intended to…

Turkey involvement will deepen Syria conflict

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SYRIA

The proposed process would start with six months of negotiations aimed at setting up a transitional administration comprised of figures from the opposition, the government and…

US Congress will leave Trump nuclear authority intact

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UNITED STATES

The standoff with North Korea has led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold a hearing on the president’s authority to order a nuclear first strike. This is the first such…

Open Greek-Turkish conflict will probably be avoided

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GREECE

He was speaking ahead of visits to Rome, Malta and Algiers, and against the background of talks with non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, over the territorial dispute…

France will struggle to reboot EU-Russian relations

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FRANCE/RUSSIA

France's diplomatic push with Russia.

Russian foreign intelligence effectiveness will suffer

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RUSSIA

Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service.