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Vladimir Putin

Russia and Offensive Nuclear Arms Control: Major Obstacles

Posted on April 29, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/29/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the major obstacles to further progress in nuclear arms control with the Russians.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged nuclear weapons, Russia, Russian nuclear weapons, Vladimir Putin

Putin’s Defense Procurement Challenge

Posted on March 13, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/13/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the challenges for President Putin with regard to defense procurement.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Russian defense, Russian defense industries, T-90 tank, Vladimir Putin

Putin’s Rearmament: Can Moscow Afford It?

Posted on March 11, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/11/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the Putin plan for an expansion of defense spending.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Russian defense, Vladimir Putin

Parsing Putin’s Foreign Policy Treatise

Posted on March 2, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/02/2012
Richard Weitz takes a look at the latest statement of Putin's political views.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Russia, Vladimir Putin
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