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Tag: Sergei Skripal

Posted inEspionage

Novichok creators expose devil weapon’s origins

by Giovanni Pigni September 25, 2020September 29, 2020

Poisoning is a method of killing that dates back to antiquity, but the alleged Kremlin deployment of chemical weapons to silence opponents via assassination has carried the practice into the 21st century. Arguably the most infamous of such weapons in current circulation is Novichok – used, most recently, against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Though […]

Vladimir Putin has many things to toast internationally, but domestic unrest is growing. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
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Power projection, economic resilience, domestic discontent

by Alex Kruglov January 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Russia's spies have left a trail of evidence leading directly to Moscow. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Russia’s spies red-faced after multiple plots uncovered

by Giovanni Pigni October 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Vladimir Putin's approval ratings have fallen over unpopular changes to the old-age pension. Photo: Flickr.
Posted inEuropean Union, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Moscow can handle US sanctions. How far will Washington go?

by Giovanni Pigni September 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) inspects the road section of the road-and-rail Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait on March 14, 2018. Photo: AFP / Yuri Kochetkov
Posted inChina, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

Popular Putin prepares for Cold War 2.0

by Pepe Escobar May 4, 2018February 18, 2020
A police officer stands guard outside of the home of former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, Britain, March 8, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls
Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Russia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Russia raises questions on Skripal poisoning

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 19, 2018February 18, 2020
The destroyed Scientific Research Center is seen in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki
Posted inAfghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Are we at an inflection point?

by Norman A. Bailey April 17, 2018
The US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile, April 14, 2018. Photo: US Navy/Matthew Daniels/Handout via Reuters
Posted inEuropean Union, France, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Bombing Syria not enough: how to deter future chemical attacks

by Lukas Trakimavičius April 16, 2018
A Russian tank in Ukraine. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inEuropean Union, France, Germany, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The geopolitics beyond the Skripal case

by Nicos Panayiotides April 5, 2018
Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton will take over from outgoing National Security Adviser HR McMaster on April 9. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Trade and Iran: Trump/Bolton may push Europe into China’s arms

by Emanuele Scimia March 29, 2018
British Ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow arrives at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Photo: Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili
Posted inRussia, United Kingdom, World

Russia expels 23 UK diplomats as toxic attack row escalates

by Asia Times staff March 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Rex Tillerson boards his plane at the end of a five-country swing through Africa that turned out to be his swansong as US secretary of state. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst
Posted inIran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Deconstructing the sacking of Rex Tillerson

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 15, 2018
Emergency workers in protective clothing are shown near the bench where former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found poisoned in Salisbury, Britain, March 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Henry Nicholls
Posted inGermany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Dissecting the ‘dusty agent’ used in UK attack

by Stephen Bryen March 15, 2018

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