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‘Siloviks & Scoundrels’

Mark GaleottiThe crackdown in Moscow around Putin’s inauguration may radicalize the opposition

Echoes of 1991

09/05/2012 23:57

The police crackdown on Moscow's streets around Putin's inauguration may radicalize the opposition

Arms dealers for peace

03/05/2012 21:11

Belligerent rhetoric notwithstanding, Russia is not the West’s enemy: just ask the arms dealers

The unshocking suspects

23/04/2012 21:12

A new body policing the Russian police will increase Putin’s control over cops and prosecutors

Putting the Bout in

09/04/2012 21:20

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout’s imprisonment will have consequences for the U.S.

Going to the dogs?

02/04/2012 21:26

The attempted murder of a Russian has Britain worried, but may help Anglo-Russian relations

The high road to Damascus

29/03/2012 21:17

Alarmist claims of Russian troops in Syria aren’t just wrong, they muddy the waters

Die another day

15/03/2012 21:16

How Putin decides the fate of Russia’s spymasters may tell us about his priorities (and vulnerabilities)

For whom the bell tolls

12/03/2012 21:19

The election is over – so which siloviki will make it into the new government?

Life, but not as we know it

06/03/2012 16:45

Vladimir Putin may have won the election, but siloviks and scoundrels agree it won’t be business as usual

The Chechen mine under Putin’s presidential route

01/03/2012 21:18

The Chechens have failed to realize that getting rid of Putin will involve politics and not pyrotechnics

The Cossacks are coming (maybe)

22/02/2012 21:10

When Putin talks about the need to revive Cossack tradition, what does that mean in the 21st century?

How should Putin fight corruption?

13/02/2012 23:31

A real cleansing of the police force and the judiciary needs to be on his agenda

No, it’s not 1991 again

06/02/2012 20:58

Russia’s imperfect democracy is still ruled by the ballot box – and not the baton

Between a spy rock and a hard place

23/01/2012 21:05

An admission of a 2006 intelligence operation is a reminder that Russia is a target for spies

The very model of a modern military president

16/01/2012 20:41

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s least martial leader, seems to have done most to reform its military

Keeping tabs on Putin’s spooks

26/12/2011 20:46

As spies underperform, the next president may well insist on a leaner and meaner siloviki

Not 1917, but maybe 1905?

12/12/2011 21:15

A clash between people power and firepower is unlikely – unless an accident occurs

Why are Russians excellent cybercriminals?

21/11/2011 20:47

The lazy myth of the ubiquitous Russian hacker will persist as long as young Russians’ world-class computer skills are criminally under-utilized

Viktor Bout in the big picture

07/11/2011 21:17

Russia and the U.S. differ on the arms dealer, but what does his conviction really change?

Tough job for Russia’s new military police

31/10/2011 21:13

Russia is getting a specialized military police force – to combat ‘mind-boggling’ corruption

Spooks under fire

20/10/2011 21:05

Russia’s military intelligence, the GRU, is facing a cull as Putin seeks to rein in the siloviki

Taking revenge for terrorism

03/10/2011 22:44

Are Russian assassins to blame for the deaths of three Chechens in Istanbul?

A true ‘Medvedev doctrine’

26/09/2011 22:02

Is the Russian army going to be Eurasia’s big brother?

Good news on Russian crime

12/09/2011 21:22

The conviction of mob boss Sergei ‘Osya’ Butorin is an encouraging sign

Chechen rebels are dangerously desperate

05/09/2011 21:12

A triple suicide bombing in Grozny actually reflects trouble within rebel ranks

Retooling Russia’s riot police

22/08/2011 20:08

The renamed OMON are coming under central command – and getting some serious new kit

Mythologizing the ‘mafiya’

01/08/2011 19:31

The West may fear Russian organized crime – but how well does it understand it?

Tough job for new Moscow prosecutor

18/07/2011 19:35

Sergei Kudeneyev’s biggest challenges are corruption, infighting and terrorism

Artists set to follow writers with walk of their own

15/05/2012 16:43

Leave the office behind

14/05/2012 21:08

Onishchenko wary of Dutch vegetables

14/05/2012 18:35

Cable’s growing challenge

14/05/2012 20:48

Navalny to issue bank cards to fight corruption

15/05/2012 17:47

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