RUSSIA – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-126 :: Thursday AM, 7 July 2016

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#126
Thursday, 7 July 2016
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RUSSIA

1. The Cipher Brief: Steven L. Hall (CIA), Sending a Strong Signal to Russia.
2. Wall Street Journal: NATO Set to Approve Baltic Force at Warsaw Summit. Alliance officials say they are uncertain how Russia’s Putin will respond.
3. The National Interest: Thomas Graham, Brexit Is a Mixed Bag for Russia. Putin is neither rubbing his hands with glee nor wringing them in anguish.
4. TASS: Russia plans to submit applications for 410 athletes to compete in Rio.
5. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Gazeta.ru: Poll: Freedom for Russians is professional career and free expression.
6. Bloomberg: Leonid Bershidsky, Russia Is Not Dying From a Brain Drain.
7. Rethinking Russia: Rethinking Russia Journal “Russia: Road to Elections 2016”
8. Rethinking Russia: Oksana Gaman-Golutvina, Institutional Flexibility.
9. www.rt.com: US election monitors to get personal invitation to Russian Duma polls.
10. www.rt.com: Putin signs new controversial anti-terror bill into law.
11. Sputnik: Putin Orders to Prepare Legal Acts Minimizing Risks From Anti-Terror Bill.
12. Sputnik: Edward Snowden Slams New Russian Anti-Terrorism Act (Again).
13. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Nouriel Roubini: Russia’s economy is more stable now.
14. Forbes.com: Kenneth Rapoza, CEO Of Russia’s Biggest Bank Tells Locals To Ditch Euro, British Pound. (Herman Gref)
15. Bloomberg: Russia’s Savior From Oil’s Drop Is Now Snuffing Out Recovery.
16. Newsweek.com: MAJORITY OF RUSSIANS FEAR UNEMPLOYMENT AMID DOWNTURN.
17. US-Russia Business Council: Report Estimates Impact of Russia Sanctions on Sanctioning Countries’ Exports.
18. Wall Street Journal: Brexit Opens Window for Easing E.U.’s Russia Sanctions.
19. Intellinews.com: Uber revs up in Russia as Sberbank invests in ride-sharing app.
20. Russia Direct: Ruslan Kostyuk, Russia-EU relations after Brexit. For now, the EU is focused on Brexit and migration policy. However, sanctions against Russia continue to be among the economic priorities of the European Council.
21. Wall Street Journal: Putin and Obama Discuss Syria, Ukraine in Phone Conversation.
22. www.rt.com: Russia and US agree on closer military cooperation in Syria, after Putin calls Obama.
23. The National Interest: Edward Lozansky, To Crush ISIS, America Needs All the Allies It Can Get. Obama seems more concerned about stopping Russia, Iran and Assad.
24. Moscow Times: UK Government Warns on Russian Military Threat.
25. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, Reflections on the war in Iraq and the Chilcot report.
26. New York Times: Jochen Bittner, Does NATO Still Exist?
27. Reuters: Lack of Progress on NATO May Turn Georgia Towards Russia.
28. Russia Direct: Artem Kureev, Three scenarios for Russian military action. A Ukrainian blitzkrieg, a new arms race with the West, or the selective use of security crises abroad to achieve strategic goals – which scenario will Russia prefer during a time of increasing geopolitical turbulence?
29. Boston Globe: Stephen Kinzer, Is NATO necessary?
30. Foreign Affairs: Richard Sokolsky, Not Quiet on NATO’s Eastern Front. How the Alliance Can De-escalate With Russia.
31. Contemporary Security Policy: Andrej Krickovic, THE FAILURE OF INSTITUTIONAL BINDING IN NATO-RUSSIA RELATIONS.
32. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Eugene Rumer, Russia and the Security of Europe.
33. Wall Street Journal: The Russians Are Coming…to Southeast Asia. Under Vladimir Putin, Moscow is resurrecting military and energy ties with the fast-growing region.
34. The Intercept: Hacked Former NATO General Defends Plotting to Push Obama to Escalate Tensions With Russia. (Breedlove)
35. http://theduran.com: Alexander Mercouris, McFaul on Russia: How the US’ Demands Risk War. US imposed binary (US = good – Russia = bad) and demands Russia and all other countries unconditionally submit to US demands is the true threat to peace.
36. RFE/RL: Rebel Artist Pavlensky Says Inspired By Pussy Riot, Russian Church.