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Egypt’s $2 Billion Su-35 Deal Will Secure The Sinai And Offshore Gas Reserves

23/03/2019 by Andrew KORYBKO

Concerning energy security, it’s more cost-effective for Egypt to protect its offshore gas reserves with airpower that could also be wielded in other domains such as the anti-terrorist one than to invest unnecessary funds in modernizing its fleet.

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Russia’s Arms Sale Success Is Proof That Its “Military Diplomacy” Works

20/12/2018 by Andrew KORYBKO / 1 comment

By having its comparatively cheaper but highly effective arms compete with the US’ much more expensive and sometimes less effective ones, Russia is able to reduce the chances that America’s plans will succeed while simultaneously positioning itself as a neutral mediator for facilitating talks between rival parties.

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Why Does Russia Want To Sell Arms To The Central African Republic?

15/12/2017 by Andrew KORYBKO / 45 comments

Russia’s “military diplomacy” in the war-torn Central African Republic is designed to stabilize part of Africa’s “Failed State Belt” and set the stage for Moscow to eventually move its peacemaking efforts in the neighboring Congo.

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Keep Pentagon Out of India’s MoD

10/01/2013 by ORIENTAL REVIEW

‘Military diplomacy’ sounds like an oxymoron. Diplomacy is about culture and finesse –graduated gratification of desire- military is about roughing it out and instant success. However, the phrase ‘military diplomacy’ is as frequently used as ‘cultural diplomacy’. While the latter “conjures up images of ambassadorial dinner parties and the elite […]

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