Russia -- Between Terror And Corruption
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President Vladimir Putin has taken advantage of the political climate following the tragic school hostage taking in Beslan earlier this month to accelerate his longstanding political course toward increased authoritarianism.
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After the terror bombing of two airliners in Russia, the Kremlin tries to face up to a new Chechen tactic
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MOSCOW -- Last week's attack on a Russian school has driven new wedges between Russia and the West in the fight against terrorism, as Moscow continues to accuse the United States and European countries of coddling Chechen separatists.
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RUSSIAN ON-LINE NEWSPAPER - Questions are mounting about whether Putin&#39;s policies - not only in Chechnya but also the power consolidation drive to stamp out opposition and public debate - are exacerbating the terrorist threat.
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In the wake of the Beslan school tragedy, Tim Whewell travels to Russia's troubled North Caucasus region to assess the threat of terrorism.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder pointed out Russian and German common positions on counter-terrorism. The governments of both countries [Russia and Germany] believes that counter-terrorism should be ...
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that
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After the Beslan school slaughter, the Kremlin's handling of the siege comes under fire. Putin backs an inquiry and promises to crack down on the terrorists. What went wrong -- and what's coming next
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Kazakhstan, a country of growing strategic importance, has a record of corruption, flawed elections and rights violations.
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Is Russia sliding back into czar-like autocracy, after a brief liberation from Soviet dictatorship? The leaders who ushered in democracy fear so, as President Vladimir Putin pushes to centralize yet more power in his own busy hands.
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For years, Chechnya's war and misery has been a wound in Russia's side that festered through mistreatment and neglect. After last week's school hostage tragedy, which followed twin airline explosions and a suicide bombing in Moscow just days before, the region's ills threaten to engulf the entire nation.
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MOSCOW -- As Russia&#39;s summer of terror reached a bloody climax Friday, it might be easy to forget that a long and agonizing conflict is behind the headline-grabbing horrors that have included exploding airliners, suicide bombs in crowded subway stations
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With fear running high after a series of deadly terror attacks, many Russians would agree to significant limitations on their rights and freedoms to ensure security, pollsters and analysts said Wednesday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the West of indulging terrorists. Putin says he faces double standards in the attitude towards terrorism.
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Terrorism is expanding its reach in Russia, in part because of corruption and lawlessness in government, police and the military that make it impossible for impoverished people to improve their lot, a Kremlin aide said Wednesday.
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Russia is joining the ranks of nascent dictatorships, and Vladimir Putin is the executioner of Russian democracy. Right? Wrong. Russia is not a dictatorship, and the political system Putin is trying to reshape is not a democracy.
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A list of incidents blamed on terrorists in Russia since December 2002: