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![What Will New Russian Tanks Mean for Vietnam’s Military? What Will New Russian Tanks Mean for Vietnam’s Military?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-vietnam-military.jpg)
What Will New Russian Tanks Mean for Vietnam’s Military?
By Nguyen The Phuong
A deeper dive into a much-anticipated acquisition.
![Russia’s Naval Policy and the War in Syria Russia’s Naval Policy and the War in Syria](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-01_15-20-22.jpg)
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.
![The Seesaw Saga of Russia-Iran Relations The Seesaw Saga of Russia-Iran Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-02_15-10-34.jpg)
The Seesaw Saga of Russia-Iran Relations
By Umar Khan
The two states' current cooperation is an historical aberration.
![The Caspian States in Russia's Military Bind The Caspian States in Russia's Military Bind](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-27_15-14-20.jpg)
The Caspian States in Russia's Military Bind
By Evan Gottesman
Moscow's broader international military engagements might worry its Caspian neighbors.
![Russia’s Military Spending to Increase Modestly in 2016 Russia’s Military Spending to Increase Modestly in 2016](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-16_21-10-23.jpg)
Russia’s Military Spending to Increase Modestly in 2016
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Have economic sanctions and the wars in Ukraine and Syria impacted Russia’s ambitious military modernization plans?
![Russia's New Wars: Why Is Putin Picking a Fight? Russia's New Wars: Why Is Putin Picking a Fight?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-15_15-06-38.jpg)
Russia's New Wars: Why Is Putin Picking a Fight?
By Matthew R. Costlow
The assertive Russian leader has laid out his intentions very clearly in his speeches. Will the world listen?
![How The West Underestimated Russia’s Military Power How The West Underestimated Russia’s Military Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-16_21-10-23.jpg)
How The West Underestimated Russia’s Military Power
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Focusing on shortcomings in equipment made Western military analysts underestimate Moscow’s military capacity.
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