In Moscow's Shadows 153: Geopolitics, Nepotism, Terror and

In Moscow's Shadows 153: Geopolitics, Nepotism, Terror and Assassination... (all the nice things)

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A compilation of current issues, which will nonetheless somehow connect:The Trump-Biden debate: what does the Kremlin really want?Nepotism: why are the princelings returning to politics?Terrorism in Dagestan: what does it portend?Covert Ops: ought the West be in the assassination business?The Spectator piece I mentioned is here.Tickets for the 9 July book event in London I mention are available at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/russias-future-with-mark-galeotti-anna-arutunyan-hatchards-piccad...

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