Early Bird Brief
Russia’s Defense Modernization
(Defense News) Ruslan Pukhov, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, discusses Russia’s military modernization
Russia’s Military Defense Strategy
(Defense News) Ruslan Pukhov, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, discusses Russia’s goal to regain global super power status.
Clinton’s ‘Moscow Spring’ ended as Putin returned to power
(Associated Press) As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton basked in a diplomatic «Moscow Spring,» seizing on Vladimir Putin’s break from the presidency to help seal a nuclear arms-control treaty and secure Russia’s acquiescence to a NATO-led military intervention in Libya. But when Putin returned to the top job, things changed.
How to Hack an Election in 7 Minutes
(Politico Magazine) With Russia already meddling in 2016, a ragtag group of obsessive tech experts is warning that stealing the ultimate prize—victory on Nov. 8—would be child’s play.