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: oDRRussia’s shiny new weapons‘Drones are not toys,’ says Vladimir Putin, and ‘we are not going to operate them as other countries do. It is not a...
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Published in: oDROn your marks, get set… intercept!Russia is devoting considerable effort to trying to ensure that the Sochi Winter Olympics are safe and secure. Mark...
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Published in: oDRA case for community policing in RussiaRussian police reform has so far been about centralisation and modernisation. Mark Galeotti suggests that the time...
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Published in: oDRMedvedev’s Law on Police: a quiet revolution?A much-trumpeted Law on the Police comes into force in Russia today. Mark Galeotti considers whether it represents a...