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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...
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Published in: HomePeople power and the new global ferment
People power does not lend itself to the geo-strategic interests of empires or warlords, since it is based on...
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Published in: oDRRussian Reform at a Turning Point
Much of Russian history is characterized by pendulum swings between orthodoxy and reform to overcome backwardness....
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Published in: openEconomyHow banks make money
Banks make money. Literally, money is their output. But social guarantees are their input. Should they be the ones...
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Published in: oDRPost-Soviet integration: does the CIS work?
2010 sees the 19th anniversary of the collapse of the USSR. In the first of this two-part review of the structures...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job