1913 Intel (Free subscription) | yesterday
“This is very significant. Right now the present Russian leadership believes that a war with Nato is very much possible,” Pavel Felgenhauer, a Moscow-based defence analyst, told the Guardian. “This is the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union that the Russian military is actually preparing for an all-out nuclear war with America.” Read [...]
ComingAnarchy.com (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
The Economist sums up Russia’s recent “reemergence” and the “new Cold War” nicely: “Russian forces are not modern. Some of their weapons date back to the 1960s and 1970s. But that does not mean they cannot kill you,” says Pavel Felgenhauer, a Russian defence writer for Novaya Gazeta, a newspaper. The Russians may not be a [...]
A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
“The revival of spheres of influence is unacceptable. Yalta is behind us.” - President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking at a press conference in Moscow today. Meanwhile, Jamestown defence analyst Pavel Felgenhauer has speculated on a possible resumption of Russian military action in Georgia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for an arms embargo on Georgia “while [...]
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... is a redux of Cold War games, and a dangerous thing to do," said Moscow-based military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer. "It will only strengthen the hand of those in the United States who want to punish Russia for its action in Georgia."
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... is a redux of Cold War games, and a dangerous thing to do," said Moscow-based military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer. "It will only strengthen the hand of those in the United States who want to punish Russia for its action in Georgia."Earlier this week, Russia said it will send a naval squadron and long-range patrol planes to Venezuela in November for a joint military exercise in the...
A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
A number of articles have appeared in the Western and Russian press suggesting that splits exist within the current Kremlin leadership, and that there is a tussle for power among various internal factions. On August 25, Pavel Felgenhauer reported that presidential adviser Gleb Pavlovsky has said in a radio interview that there is a “party [...]
A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
Writing in the Jerusalem Post, Caroline Glick has some clear-headed insights into the nature of Russia’s unstable and venal power structure, which is now analogous to those of North Korea and Iran: Excerpt: …as Pavel Felgenhauer noted on the Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor Web publication, Russia’s government-controlled media is engaged in Soviet-like frenzied demonization...
A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
... to indicate that Putin inclines towards the anti-modernizing Kremlin trend recently alluded to by Pavel Felgenhauer: …presidentlal adviser Gleb Pavlovsky has said in a radio interview (on Ekho Moskvy) that there is a “party of war” inside the Kremlin - a group of high officials that are pressing for a direct attack on Tbilisi to overthrow the Georgian government. Pavlovsky states...
David Frum's Diary (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
In the Jamestown Foundation#39;s Eurasia Daily Monitor, Pavel Felgenhauer offers the most authoritative case that the Russian attack on Georgia was pr... . . .
