Sunday, October 18, 2026

Siltification of Caspian Could End Container Trade Across that Sea By 2028 Unless Massive Dredging Begins Now, World Bank Study Suggests

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 17 – The drying up of the Caspian Sea as a result of climate change and increased human use has alre...

Russia Faces Challenge of Moving ‘From a Strong Power to a Strong State,’ Moscow Political Scientist Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 13 – Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has constructed “a strong power” (vlast) but now faces the challen...
Saturday, October 17, 2026

Migrant Workers in Russia Rely on Family and Friends to Find Work and Housing, Russian Government’s Migration Portal Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 16 – Migrant workers in Russia rely on family and friends to help them find work and housing because...

Nearly 20 Percent of Articles in Russian Media Now Contain AI Generated Content, Study Finds

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 16 – The share of articles in the Russian media with AI generated content has grown from les than 0....

Russian Supreme Court Says Batal-Haji Sufi Order a Terrorist Organization and Bans It

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 14 – After years of accusing the Batal-Haji sufi order centered in Ingushetia of being extremist or ...

Moscow Planning to Use Artificial Intelligence to Identify Most Russians Using VPNs and then Block Them

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct 16 – Russia’s Ministry for Digital Development hopes that by using artificial intelligence (AI), it w...

Kremlin’s Threatening Rhetoric about Kaliningrad Not Just about West but also about Attitudes of that Exclave’s Residents, Shtepa Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Oct. 15 – Moscow’s threats that it will use nuclear weapons if the West tries to isolate Kaliningrad from...