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Anton Lavrov
Anton Lavrov is an independent aviation analyst and an authoritative Russian researcher of the 2008 Russian-Georgian War. Originally published in: “Tanks of August,” Center of Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), 2009.
  • 9 april 2010

    After the War

    Since the time when the Russian military bases were deployed in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the number of conflicts and cross-border skirmishes between Georgia and the new states, which it refuses to recognize, has decreased, and their intensity has declined greatly.

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Publisher's column

Convergence the Other Way Round

Everything in the world is changing. The fantastically fast – by historical standards – redistribution of forces is especially evident.

Editor's column

Putin and Washington: Is Conflict Inevitable?

Vladimir Putin, who was inaugurated as president of Russia on May 7, has instructed the Foreign Ministry to ensure compliance with the New START Treaty.

After the War

Since the time when the Russian military bases were deployed in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the number of conflicts and cross-border skirmishes between Georgia and the new states, which it refuses to recognize, has decreased, and their intensity has declined greatly.

Reviews and essays

Russia Is Not Prepared to Restore the Empire

When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.

Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality

In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.