by Robert Beckhusen | Jan 3, 2013 | Monitor
Russia’s upcoming naval exercise is chance for Vladimir Putin to show off his military. But it may also be a warning to the U.S.: stay clear of waters that lie in Russia’s sphere of influence.
by Robert Beckhusen | Nov 27, 2012 | Monitor
Watch out, Vladimir Putin: China’s drone fleet is getting real. And judging from how Beijing is promoting its robots to the outside world, they’re aimed straight at Russia.
by Robert Beckhusen | Nov 6, 2012 | Monitor
Anatoly Serdyukov during a meeting with former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Photo: Defense Department It’s been a rocky few months for Anatoly Serdyukov, the Kremlin’s top defense minister. A messy push to reform the Russian military has collided...
by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan | Nov 1, 2012 | Monitor
Russian communications minister Nikolai Nikiforov meets with president Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin.ru On the surface, it’s all about protecting Russian kids from internet pedophiles. In reality, the Kremlin’s new “Single Register” of banned...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 10, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — with irony, skepticism, and just a dash of dry humor ] . image from the Ansar forum, h/t to Aaron Zelin ** You’re probably familiar with the idea of a jihadist flag flying over the White House. Anjem Choudry, the British radical...