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Apr 2020 No 057

A photograph of Markus Soeder, Governor of Bavaria and lead candidate for the Bavarian Social Union(CSU), the Bavarian Christian Democrats, speaks at a CSU election rally on October 9, 2018 in Wurzburg, Germany.

COVID-19: How to Implement a Lockdown in a Democratic Context

Examining the relationship between federal and state powers

Von

Sebastian von Münchow

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Apr 2020 No 056

African woman over sunset and city skyline

A Fragile State of Health: COVID-19 in Africa

A continent in peril

Von

Benjamin P. Nickels

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Apr 2020 No 055

A man reads a newspaper whose headline reads "Venezuela united against the Coronavirus" outside the closed National Transport Terminal on March 17, 2020 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuela: A Dying Country

The failure of Venezuela and its global impact

Von

Robert Knotts

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Apr 2020 No 054

The Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks with General Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.

An Emerging Strategic Partnership: Trends in Russia-China Military Cooperation

Enhancing military cooperation

Von

Dmitry Gorenburg

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Apr 2020 No 053

The Political Elite Under Putin

Continuity has allowed regime to remain remarkably stable.

Von

Dmitry Gorenburg

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Apr 2020 No 052

A photograph of soldiers in action during a drill on day three of the China-Russia counter-terrorist Cooperation.

The Impact of Partnership with China on Russia’s Strategic Culture

Struggling to adjust to a partnership with China

Von

Pavel K. Baev

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Apr 2020 No 051

Portrait of adult man with medical protective mask on face with Kremlin and Red square on background.

COVID-19, Russian Power Transition Scenarios, and President Putin’s Operational Code

COVID-19 stress-tests President Putin’s crisis management skills.

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Dr. Graeme P. Herd

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Apr 2020 No 050

Photo of President Putin in a video confrence for COVID-19.

COVID-19, Russian Responses, and President Putin’s Operational Code

Russia’s response to COVOD-19 will reveal how strategic decisions are made.

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Graeme P. Herd

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Feb 2020 No 049

Vladimir Putin visited the command post of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. The Russian President and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad heard military reports on the situation in various regions of the country.

Discontinuity in Russian Strategic Culture? A Case Study of Mission Command Practice

The emergence of a mission-command culture

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Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky

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Feb 2119 No 048

En route to Damascus. With Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, January 7, 2020.

Continuity in Russian Strategic Culture: A Case Study of Moscow’s Syrian Campaign

Moscow’s modus operandi during the military campaign in Syria

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Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky

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