The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Russia will collapse ... REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin "There will not be an uprising against Moscow, but Moscow's withering ability to support and control the Russian Federation will leave a vacuum," Stratfor warns. "What will exist in this vacuum will be the individual fragments of the Russian Federation." Sanctions, declining oil prices, a plunging ruble, rising military expenses, and increasing internal discord will weaken the hold of Russia's central government over the world's largest country. Russia will not officially split into multiple countries, but Moscow's power may loosen to the point that Russia will effectively become a string of semi-autonomous regions that might not even get along with one another. "We expect Moscow's authority to weaken substantially, leading to the formal and informal fragmentation of Russia" the report states, adding, "It is unlikely that the Russian Federation will survive in its curren

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Afghan Forces Still Battling Taliban Over Southern District - The New York Times Failure in Afghan police search may have led to US deaths near Bagram Air Field - Middle East - Stripes Security Experts and Officials Diverge on ISIS as Hacking Threat - The New York Times Turkey Accuses Russia of Hacking Government Websites ADL Chief: Iran Has Gotten Worse on Terror, Abuses, Anti-Americanism Since Deal | The Tower Arch terrorist Samir Quntar’s two secret Iranian controllers died with him Syria 'Ready to Participate’ in Peace Talks Christians Hold Subdued Service in Violence-Wracked Bethlehem Pakistan army chief to visit Kabul to discuss Taliban talks - The Washington Post Pakistan army chief to visit Kabul amid efforts to revive peace talks with the Taliban | Fox News India’s prime minister arriving in Pakistan on brief visit - The Washington Post Modi Meets Putin in Moscow as India Seeks Russian Arms Deals - Bloomberg Business Modi's Surprise Pakistan Stopover Spark

Enjoying America: Tatiana Chernykh (second from right)  with her sister Mariya (left) and their parents in the shop where Tatiana worked  M.N.: I think this article was planted into "Daily Mail" to deflect the attention from the "Russian connection" and to turn it into the "Israeli connection". It is suggested by the thrust and structure of the article and especially by its concluding phrase:  "A distant relative of the sisters and director of the local school, Zoya Gridneva, said: 'If they were married to friends of the terrorists, it has nothing to [do] with them, does it?' 'They were never fanatics of any religion.' "  Father looks Jewish and "well connected", mother looks Tatar. The fact that presently they might live in Israel does not mean much in and by itself. The girls look quite devious.  The whole story remains a mystery. I am not completely convinced that the accused are the actual shooters, the