The present study proposes to explain the nature of Russian civil-military relations in 1999 through the analysis of the causes that, from a Russian point of view, led to the outbreak of the Second Chechen War. To achieve this goal, this work focuses on how the specific causes of the ...
Industry margins declined sequentially from a strong first quarter on weaker diesel margins as Russian supply concerns eased. Lower margins were partially offset by higher volumes from the first full quarter of the Beaumont refinery expansion, lower scheduled maintenance, and continued strong reliability....
Authorities say a nighttime Russian attack using Iranian-designed drones has killed four people and wounded 12 in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
The social media is agog with advertisements of adult ADHD in which one is shown with heaps of unfolded clothes lying strewn all over the room; this is nothing but the outcome of one not adept at the science, craft and art of housework. The lack of knowledge of housework leads to ADHD,...
Though Mannerheim symbolised the Finnish struggle against the SovietUnion, he was alsoregarded asaRussianwar hero since he had beenaformerGeneral in theRussian army who duringthe Russiancivil war fought against theBolsheviks. Moreover,Putinwantedto signal the closeness of the relations bydoing the ...
Another route was theAustrvegr(East way) which went eastwards by way ofthe many Russian rivers down to Constantinople.118This route had been popularsince the ninth and tenth century among Scandinavians seeking mercenary servicein the Varangian Guard in Constantinople.119Earl Rognvald chose a third...
French civil code: trying to enumerate the state of human behaviors, and has failed to do so Can only be updated by means of applied reason Underlying notion that there is a “we” that can do things Our assumed and inherited “we”s are no longer relevant Polity, who War Mo...
To the extent that civil law follows the Golden Rule—”Whoever has the gold makes the rules”—it is likely that at the end of the day, that small greasy spot on the courtroom floor will be all that remains of Elsevier’s legal team, an outcome which will delight academic authors and...
The major features leading to the recognition of Abkhazia are the mistakes of Georgia and the interests of Russia. The Russian-Georgian crisis that has continued for years is the biggest factor contributing to instability in the Caucasus. Unless Russian-Georgian relations improve, the Caucasus never...
The original version of “Modeling Terrorist Networks” was prepared for a NATO conference in 2003.1 There have been subsequent re-publications, most notably in The Intelligencer,2 and on the London School of Economics website. In those original versions