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What Russia Hopes To Gain From Conflict

Although U.S.-Russian relations have steadily deteriorated over the past number of years, the current conflict between Russia and Georgia marks a dramatic worsening of relations. Masha Lipman argues that the West’s inability to prevent Russia from projecting its force is very disquieting.

by Maria Lipman

published by

NPR's All Things Considered

on August 11, 2008

Source: NPR's All Things Considered

Although U.S.-Russian relations have steadily deteriorated over the past number of years, the current conflict between Russia and Georgia marks a dramatic worsening of relations. Masha Lipman argues on NPR’s All Things Considered that the West’s inability to prevent Russia from projecting its force is very disquieting.

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