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Bargain Basement Ballistic Missile Defence

The official opening of a ballistic missile defence base in Romania was among the top news stories last week news on the worsening Russia–America “partnership.” To be precise, the Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defence System was “certified” at the US Naval base in Deveselu on May 12, and it is now officially operation-ready [1] . Construction was actually completed a year ago, in May 2015 (having lasted 18 months), with the time in between being used to test Aegis...

18.05.2016

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From Russia with Concern: A Letter to an American Friend

... horrific. Our positions differ in principle, and the subject is one for a separate discussion. But in the context of our relationship, the topic of nuclear missiles lies in a quite different plane . By linking the two issues we will only undermine the INF Treaty, capsizing strategic stability in the process. It is already dead on its feet. Will the security of the United States, Russia and Europe improve as a result? Does Ukraine stand to benefit? No. Neither can we hope to conclude a new INF Treaty ...

08.04.2015

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)