Historically and traditionally Russia has:
Been militarily dependent on units not under firm Kremlin control Cossacks/Wagner
Suffered mutinies at inopportune moments
Had autocratic but brittle leaders
Had passive populations that finally snap
Swept the streets no matter what
@milouness He controls an arguably more effective military and a large amount of Russias information warfare, not to mention most of its military presence in Africa. I wouldn’t underestimate his capacity to succeed. We may however not be fully clear on what success means in this case…
‘Parametric’ insurance schemes for disasters are on the rise across the developing world, as vulnerable communities are hammered by worsening drought, storms and heatwaves https://t.co/PwYIK9wbX6
Keeping schools open, the lights on and even food on the table is being threatened by debt payments from the $1 trillion Belt and Road program. https://t.co/RiNNI2ZBRP
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Dear friends, there would be so much to say about what happened today,but we'll let the images tell you what we experienced,we'll let the faces saved today do the talking.
#TurkeySyriaEarthquake#Syria_earthquake#ErnestoSanctuary
BREAKING: The three students killed in a shooting at the University of Virginia were all members of the school's football team, the school's president said. He said the shooting happened on a school bus of students returning from an off-campus trip. https://t.co/qkOWqP1QxM
Some members of the GOP are now saying they lost certain races because of a lack of candidate quality. @matthewjdowd says, "when you unload the clown car of people," all they had to offer was culture wars, and voters chose democracy.