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![One Way to Look at the Overhaul in Russia? Putin Lacks a Dynastic Exit Strategy One Way to Look at the Overhaul in Russia? Putin Lacks a Dynastic Exit Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-17-6.jpg)
One Way to Look at the Overhaul in Russia? Putin Lacks a Dynastic Exit Strategy
By Mike Smeltzer
Recent political moves reinforce the fact that Putin still lacks a well-placed family member to whom control could be handed, complicating his search for an exit strategy.
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Russia’s Naval Policy and the War in Syria
By Robert Cobb
Why the Russian Navy's deployment of a carrier strike group to the Mediterranean was a qualified success.
![Russia to Upgrade 12 Nuclear-Powered Subs Russia to Upgrade 12 Nuclear-Powered Subs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-05_08-47-20.jpg)
Russia to Upgrade 12 Nuclear-Powered Subs
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Moscow wants to expand the boats' service life by another 20 years.
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