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Russia's Higher Police

Laurent Murawiec
Clifford G. Gaddy
| Mar 01, 2002
Whether Czarist or Soviet, the Russian intelligence elite has always conceived on itself as the "most loyal" servant of "the Russian idea." Now one of their own is president.

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Terror at Domodedovo

Dmitri Trenin | Jan 24, 2011
Moscow's elite leaves the country's ordinary citizens to fend for themselves as the war for Russia's inner abroad rages on.

The Secret Agent Brouhaha

Peter Lavelle | Jul 01, 2010
Washington and Moscow shouldn’t let this dramatized spy ordeal affect relations.

The Moscow Bombings

Paul J. Saunders | Mar 29, 2010
The attacks are a major test for Medvedev. If he doesn’t handle things well, Putin might be strengthened and the reset put in danger.
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