RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-62 :: Wednesday, 30 March 2016

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#62
Wednesday, 30 March 2016

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1. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, RUSSIA, SHIELD OF EUROPE? (with comments)
2. Valdai Discussion Club: THREATS TO RUSSIA IN 2016: A FORECAST.
3. Wall Street Journal: Pentagon Readies More Robust U.S. Military Presence in Eastern Europe. Move aims to reassure NATO allies and send message to Russia.
4. Russia Direct: Marina Obrazkova, Why Russia’s 2016 elections might be more transparent than you think. The symbolic appointment of Ella Pamfilova as the new head of Russia’s Central Election Commission indicates that the Kremlin is quite serious about making the results of the upcoming parliamentary elections as legitimate as possible.
5. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, As elections loom, Kremlin applies ‘ethical standards’ to muzzle critics. In September, Russian voters will be able to directly elect some of their representatives to the national legislature – potentially allowing reformers to gain national office. Authorities are looking to stop that.
6. Novaya Gazeta: Kremlin to use “selectorate” in parliamentary election to retain power – pundit. (Mikhail Komin)
7. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Criminals or just misunderstood: Who are Russia’s ‘gopniks’? A criminal legacy of the 90s, today “gopniks” are representatives of the lower stratum of Russian society, tracksuit-clad hoodlums who take pleasure in threatening peaceful passers-by. RBTH explains the origins of the gopnik and what makes him tick.
8. Bloomberg: Budweiser Is Having a Ball in Russia.
9. Reuters: UBS, Credit Suisse interested in advising on Russia privatization – sources.
10. Carnegie Moscow Center: Andrey Movchan, Avoiding the Blame for Russia’s Economic Woes.
11. www.rt.com: Pentagon concedes Russia’s ‘constructive role’ in Syrian ceasefire, fight against ISIS.
12. Reuters: Russia, despite draw down, shipping more to Syria than removing.
13. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Nuclear cooperation still key for Russia, despite boycott of U.S. summit. Despite refusing to attend the final Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., Moscow remains committed to nuclear nonproliferation and securing radioactive waste.
14. Moscow Times: Russian Karjakin to Compete in Chess World Championship Title Match.
15. http://readrussia.com: James Pearce, Why can’t the BBC Make a Good Russia Documentary?
16. Huffingtonpost.com: Irv Chapman, 60 Years in Journalism: Moscow on My Mind.
17. Valdai Discussion Club: Alastair Crooke, PUTIN AND THE ART OF LISTENING.
18. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Russian senator on conflicts between world powers, ways to resolve them. (Konstantin Kosachev)
19. Rethinking Russia: Bryan MacDonald, Constant Western Attempts to Smear Putin Are Ultimately Futile.
20. www.technline.com: Is Russia Conspiring With Aliens? UFO Seen Hovering Over Vladimir Putin’s Hometown.
21. Bloomberg: Trump’s New Russia Adviser Has Deep Ties to Kremlin’s Gazprom. Carter Page brings a “real-world” resume-and says his close relations with Russian business are a strength.
22. Russia Direct: An inside look at the state of Russian Studies in the US. Russia Direct offers a look at the current state of the Russian Studies field in the U.S. and suggests what might be done to adapt teaching methodologies in these programs to the changing geopolitical reality.
23. The White House: Remarks by the President at the 2016 Toner Prize Ceremony. (excerpt re Putin)
24. RFE/RL Brian Whitmore, The Daily Vertical: Protecting Russia’s Culture Of Terror.
25. Travel and Leisure: Gary Shteyngart, Taking in the Irrepressible Energy of Kiev, Ukraine. (excerpt re Masha Gessen)
26. Interfax: Ukraine bans all Russian films released after Jan 1, 2014.
27. www.rt.com: Slain lawyer for Russian fighter ‘promised’ to give up case in video released by Ukraine prosecutor.
28. Sputnik: Ukraine’s Political Soap Opera Isn’t Funny: It Ends in Chaos and Civil War.
29. Atlantic Council: Alexander Motyl, Sick of the Ukraine Crisis? Then Arm Ukraine.
30. Valdai Discussion Club: Andrey Bezrukov, Mikhail Mamonov, Sergey Markedonov, and Andrey Sushentsov, International Threats-2016.

 

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