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Don’t bait the bear. Russian Ships Heading to Australian Waters.
Tony Abbott’s threat to shirt-front Putin has resulted in an unexpected visit by the Russian Pacific fleet. The Australian PM’s less than diplomatic and repeated bracing of Vladimir Putin over…
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The Islamic State and Chechnya: Disturbing Similarities
The active anti-terror operation that took place in Chechnya in 1999-2000 involved approximately 80,000 Russian troops and cost the Russian government billions of dollars to raise its economy from the ashes.…
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Stage Two of The Internet: The Internet of Things
A global discussion of the divisive as well as uniting qualities of the IOT is vital for a balanced view of the implications of this world spanning technology. My own…