Mark Galeotti is a senior research fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague, and coordinator of its Centre for European Security, also principal director of the Mayak Intelligence consultancy. He blogs on Russian security affairs at In Moscow’s Shadows and tweets as @MarkGaleotti.
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Published in: oDRMoscow's mercenaries reveal the privatisation of Russian geopoliticsFurther revelations regarding the role of Russian private military contractors in Syria exposes how, under Putin,...
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Published in: oDROn shaky ground: Russia’s FSB vs migrant radicalisationScrambling to address the growing threat of Islamist terrorism from Central Asia, Russia’s security apparatus is...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Czech Republic gives up on the EU – and foreign policyForeign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek is justified in lamenting economic inequality and low pay, but his EU-bashing...
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Published in: oDRThe murder in Ankara is vultures coming home to roostRussia’s “wins” have largely been destructive and destabilising. The assassination of its ambassador to Turkey shows...
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Published in: oDR“RepressIntern”: Russia's security cooperation with fellow authoritariansThe formal and informal links between Eurasia’s security services pose deadly risks for opposition activists abroad.
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Published in: oDRGoodbye, Bastrykin?Moscow has a new motto: work a little harder, steal a little less. A big name may have just fallen foul of it.