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...state or terrorist group to employ but difficult for the United States to defend against, even after spending the $100 billion that the Congressional Budget Office predicts the shield will cost. (Of course, estimates such as these also usually fall woefully short of the final cost.) And now, with Russia??s new missile technology—which a rogue state could acquire through theft or bribery from Russia??s decrepit military infrastructure—hitting the right missile will get even harder because incoming missiles will be able to change direction mid-flight to avoid...
...comment, “‘Putin’ Russia on our Radar Screens,” Stephen W. Stromberg ’05 writes: “This time around, Putin’s management worked like a charm. The pro-Kremlin party United Russia??which has a vaguely nationalistic platform based around support for the president—won the largest share of the vote of any electoral faction in the history of post-Soviet parliamentary politics, 37.5 percent...
United Russia did obtain 37.5% of the Party List vote, but that only elects half of Russia??s lower house of parliament, the Duma. When we take into account the full vote from Dec. 7, 2003, Party List and Single Seats vote, United Russia was four seats short of majority: 49.1% Furthermore, between Dec. 7 and Dec. 30 (the inaugural session of the new Duma), no less than 54 independents and deputies of other parties joined United Russia to give it precisely 300 seats. 300 out of 450, that’s two thirds, so United Russia alone...
This time around, Putin’s management worked like a charm. The pro-Kremlin party United Russia??which has a vaguely nationalistic platform based around support for the president—won the largest share of the vote of any electoral faction in the history of post-Soviet parliamentary politics, 37.5 percent. With the other solidly pro-Putin deputies added in, the ex-KGB officer has enough votes in Russia??s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, to alter the Russian Constitution, a scary prospect in a country still shaking off centuries of despotic...
...Afghanistan—it should not overlook the fact that the Caspian region is gripped by a bloodless coup that stands to push the region off the precipice into political meltdown. The potential for chaos reigning in Georgia must be stemmed and the first step is to prevent Russia??s lust for Georgia’s pipeline from throwing the country in further disarray...