Publishing Institution: The Jamestown Foundation / Political Geography: Russia / Topic: Government

Author:: John C. K. Daly
Publication Date:: 02-2021
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: Amidst growing political dissatisfaction, the Russian government is grappling with the apparent vulnerabilities of the country’s internet. On February 1, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairperson of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, acknowledged during an extensive interview with Russian media what foreign analysts have long suspected: disconnecting Russia from the internet is possible (TASS, February 1). And as if to provide a rationale for such potential action, the previous week, the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) reported a threat of possible cyberattacks by the United States and its allies against Russia’s critical infrastructure (Interfax, January 22).
Topic:: Government, Internet, and Repression
Political Geography:: Russia and Eurasia

Author:: John B. Dunlop
Publication Date:: 10-2005
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: According to official Russian statistics, in the period between 1-3 September 2004, 330 individuals perished in a terrorist incident at School Number 1 in the town of Beslan in the southern Russian Republic of North Ossetia. Of those who died, 317 were hostages—186 of them children. Ten were soldiers from the Russian FSB's spetsnaz (special forces). Two were personnel from the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations. One was a resident of Beslan killed while helping to evacuate the hostages during the storming of the building. Seven hundred and twenty-eight persons were said to have been wounded. A majority of the hostages who died—more than 160—perished under the school's collapsed roof. The Mothers of Beslan committee, comprised of mothers of pupils who perished in the building, provided even higher figures. “218 of those killed were found with burns,” they claim.
Topic:: Government, Human Welfare, and Terrorism
Political Geography:: Russia

Author:: Christine Loh, Willy Lam, Eric Teo, and Steven Sun
Publication Date:: 07-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: If China had sufficient economic and military prowess, there seems little doubt the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership would “go teach the U.S. a lesson” for the wrongs it had allegedly inflicted upon on the country. Previous CCP administrations had used similar clauses of indignation – and the assertion of a moral high ground based on self-defense and the preservation of sovereign rights – when they went to war with nations including India, Russia and Vietnam. And while the Chinese party and military leadership may for the time being be deterred by America's superpower status from trying out something rash, tension between China on the one hand, and the U.S. and many Asian countries on the other, is expected to rise in the foreseeable future.
Topic:: International Relations, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: Russia, China, America, Asia, and Vietnam

Author:: Ahmad Lutfi, John C. K. Daly, Stephen Bank, and Sergei Troush
Publication Date:: 05-2004
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Jamestown Foundation
Abstract:: China's insatiable energy thirst is causing it to undertake a global search for energy supplies to sustain its booming economy. Beijing has injected itself into the complex Caspian chess match to ensure itself as large a share as possible of resources being developed there. This complex political and economic maneuvering forces China to deal with the Caspian's five riparian states - Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Topic:: International Relations, Government, and Political Economy
Political Geography:: Russia, China, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Beijing, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan

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