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The Finlandization of Iceland

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On November 17, 2008

Ahem.In an official lunch with foreign diplomats, Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson shocked neighboring Nordic countries with inviting Russia to take use of the strategically important airbase.Foreign diplomats hardly believed.

AEF Blog

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On November 12, 2008
A correspondent points out this fantastic blog about the American Expeditionary Force Siberia. AEF Siberia was part of the effort by Britain, France, the United States, and Japan to strangle the Bolshevik Revolution in its cradle. About 8000 American troops occupied bits of Siberia between...

Red Storm Rising Redux

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On October 10, 2008
In Tom Clancy's classic Red Storm Rising, the Soviets opened a general NATO-Warsaw Pact War with a covert amphibious invasion of Iceland, then used the island as a base for MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters. Now, the Russians may just buy Iceland. Times change, I guess. I...

Rehabilitation!

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On October 1, 2008

The Romanovs were victims of political repression:Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family were victims of political repression and should be rehabilitated.The rehabilitation.

Peter the Great on the Way!

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On September 22, 2008

RFS Pyotr Velikiy and his (my understanding is that Russians use the masculine in reference to naval vessels, but if anyone has clarification, please don't hesitate) entourage set sail for.

Soviet Naval Strategy

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On September 20, 2008
Bob Bateman writes:True, it was once a powerful force, and feared by NATO. But the salient point is why the Soviet Navy was feared. It was not because it could project power far from Russia's shores. That has never been a capability the Soviet fleet...

War Squishes Democracy

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On September 16, 2008

Bad, but hardly surprising: The Kremlin controls much of the Russian media, and Putin occasionally meets with friendly groups of senior journalists to answer questions and guide news coverage.... The.

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