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Vladimir Ovchinsky
  • 16 november 2008

    The Flipside of September 11, 2001

    The reality that developed after September 11, 2001 and August 8, 2008 is such that the “catches” of self-defense, self-determination and peacekeeping in ambiguous UN documents can be used to justify war against sovereign states.

  • 15 june 2008

    Dictatorship of Law: Interim Results

    The years of the Putin presidency saw controversial processes in the law enforcement system. The team of the new president will have no other choice other than to step up attacks on corruption and organized crime. The authorities will have to fight with embezzlers and gangsters at an outpacing rate. Otherwise not a single national project or program will ever bring the expected benefits.

  • 10 february 2007

    The 21st Century Mafia: Made in China

    As China continues to consolidate its leading positions in the global economy, Chinese organized crime is expected to broaden its presence in global criminal links. This is of tremendous concern for Russia and the world.

  • 13 april 2004

    The Mafia, the Law and Radicalism

    “You are all future jailbirds” was a slogan addressed to the business magnates whom the Russians refer to as the oligarchs; it became a leitmotif of the December 2003 Russian parliamentary elections. The root cause of this new type of social radicalism lies, first and foremost, in the feeling of being deceived.

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A revolutionary chaos of the new world

The world is getting more troublesome and increasingly challenging right before our eyes.

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Will Russia Lose Georgia for Good?

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili finally got what he couldn’t get for several years: an official visit to the White House.

The Flipside of September 11, 2001

The reality that developed after September 11, 2001 and August 8, 2008 is such that the “catches” of self-defense, self-determination and peacekeeping in ambiguous UN documents can be used to justify war against sovereign states.

Dictatorship of Law: Interim Results

The years of the Putin presidency saw controversial processes in the law enforcement system. The team of the new president will have no other choice other than to step up attacks on corruption and organized crime. The authorities will have to fight with embezzlers and gangsters at an outpacing rate. Otherwise not a single national project or program will ever bring the expected benefits.

The 21st Century Mafia: Made in China

As China continues to consolidate its leading positions in the global economy, Chinese organized crime is expected to broaden its presence in global criminal links. This is of tremendous concern for Russia and the world.

The Mafia, the Law and Radicalism

“You are all future jailbirds” was a slogan addressed to the business magnates whom the Russians refer to as the oligarchs; it became a leitmotif of the December 2003 Russian parliamentary elections. The root cause of this new type of social radicalism lies, first and foremost, in the feeling of being deceived.

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.