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Russian oil for Iranian customers

Russia's Grand Plan to Gain Power In the Shadow of U.S. Sanctions U.S. sanctions against Iran will result in the development of cooperation between Moscow and countries important to American foreign policy. by Nikolay Pakhomov The expiration of U.S. sanctions…

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S-400 for American Allies

America's Allies Are Still Allured by Russia's S-400 Air Defense System Washington isn't ready for the fallout from Ankara and Doha buying Moscow's missile system. The firm decision by Turkey and Qatar’s to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense systems shows,…

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US Sanctions on Iran

Oil Sanctions on Iran Will Benefit Russia. Here’s How. U.S. sanctions on Tehran create a strategic opportunity for Moscow. The main feature of the new U.S. sanctions policy against Iran is its unilateral nature. This time, Washington is acting without…

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The World Cup in Russia

The World Cup: Russia Exercises Soft Power Moscow is back in the spotlight for a very different reason than in the recent past. One can compare the 2018 World Cup to the 2014 Winter Olympics—the same country, under the leadership…

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Trump’s Withdrawal from the Iran Deal

The U.S. withdrawal shows that American sanctions against one country can have negative, “collateral” effects on others. Changes in international relations and world politics rarely happen overnight. Rather, the flow of events makes international actors reconsider their tactics and strategy,…

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Russian Gas Trumps American Sanctions

A reinvigorated discussion of Russia’s energy policy in Europe has recently become part of the debate in Washington over new sanctions against Moscow. This discussion is worth having: on the one hand, it shows that not everybody in Europe considers…

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