The Seven Deadly Sins of Russia Analysis: "As former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates remarked on our ability to predict the nature and location of the next conflict, “our record has been perfect” given that “we’ve never once gotten it right.” The same should be said of our ability to judge regime brittleness. The point is not that neo-Kremlinology or assessments of political stability are a waste of time, but that this is a single layer of analysis that should be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism."
The Seven Deadly Sins of Russia Analysis : " As former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates remarked on our ability to predict the nature and location of the next conflict, “our record has been perfect” given that “we’ve never once gotten it right.” The same should be said of our ability to judge regime brittleness. The point is not that neo-Kremlinology or assessments of political stability are a waste of time, but that this is a single layer of analysis that should be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism." Syria, Russia and Putin's Military Gamble Russian defense ministry says Amnesty report on Syria biased, ungrounded | Reuters Russia's interests coincide with Taliban's in fight against ISIS: agency cites diplomat | Reuters Pro-Kurdish Turkish Leader Visits Moscow Turkey's southeast hit by more clashes, militants launch bomb attack | Reuters 'NATO-member Turkey flexing muscles against Kurds' — RT Op-Edge Russia wants Khodorkovsky arre