Frederick W. Kagan, Nataliya Bugayova, and Jennifer Cafarella | Institute for the Study of War
Despite its vulnerabilities and anxieties, Russia remains a formidable opponent in a few key domains. What non-violent, cost-imposing measures could the United States pursue to stress Russia's economy, its military, and the regime's political standing at home and abroad?
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By BENNY AVNI, Special to the Sun | May 10, 2019
https://www.nysun.com/foreign/time-for-trump-to-craft-a-policy-on-russ-regime/90679/
Secretary of State Pompeo will meet his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, next week. They will have a lot to discuss. Endlessly obsessed with Russia's interference in the last election, one half of Washington -- the Democrats -- all but ignore Russia's current nefarious deeds around the globe.
When Iran tried to blackmail Europe this week by threatening to undo the nuclear deal, it sent Foreign Minister Zarif to Moscow. That's where Tehran gets its strongest support. To undermine America's sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, Putin offered Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan a mega-deal for anti-aircraft S-400 missiles.
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Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are vulnerable to low-level, hybrid, and full-scale attacks by Russian forces. Which unconventional strategies could they use to deter aggression and buy time for conventional military responses? And how can NATO allies help develop and fund these efforts? Read more »
By Jane Doe, The Atlantic: "Russia tries to maintain a finger in every conflict in the Middle East, and President Vladimir Putin seeks to cultivate connections with various parties in multiple quarrels. Presently, however, the Kremlin’s access is being curtailed."
●http://www.arabnews.com/node/1502781
●https://www.apnews.com/1a77fc00ca5f42afa806207474046d52
●https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/05/yemens-houthis-fundraise-for-hezbollah.php
● https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-strikes-syrian-anti-aircraft-target-and-a-spying-device-in-lebanon-1.7298589
● https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-reveals-longest-most-significant-hezbollah-tunnel-yet-on-northern-border/