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Wired September 25, 2007 Cyrus Farivar	Sick of the DoD's Grip on Navstar, Nations Race to Launch Their Own GPS Concern over the Pentagon's ability to disable the most popular satellite navigation service at any time is drawing other countries into the GPS game.
Geotimes July 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Galileo Still up in the Air Hampered by financial delays and infighting among its private investors, the European Union has decided to build its 30-satellite Galileo navigation system entirely with public funds.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 William Sweet	Loser: No Payoff for Galileo Navigation System Europe's answer to GPS isn't worth it.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Lockheed Martin launches modernized satellite series Spacecraft in the modernized series are designed to benefit the military with two new signals, improved encryption, and anti-jamming capabilities.
Chemistry World September 2, 2015 Eugene Gerden	Russia to ramp up spending on military science The Russian government plans to invest up to RUB 100 billion ( 977 million pounds) on the development of military science and defense R&D from 2016-2018.
National Defense December 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Russia Expands Military Presence in Arctic Russia is increasing its military presence along its northern border in the Arctic as sea ice melts and opens new water routes.
Chemistry World February 2, 2010 Ned Stafford	Russian science losing its edge Research in Russia, considered a scientific powerhouse during the cold war years, has faded in global importance since the break-up of the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s and now is lagging behind China and India.
Popular Mechanics May 21, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Will Obama Kill Navigation Backup System as GPS Threatens to Fail? Obama's budget attempts to axe LORAN-C, a navigation backup program, even as experts at the Government Accountability Office sound warnings about satellite reliability. What will happen if GPS fails?
National Defense January 2015 Stew Magnuson	Air Force Space Programs on Hold as New Architecture Studied The Air Force is in the throes of conducting several studies that service officials say may lead to a radically new space architecture. Meanwhile, getting space system acquisition right is more important than ever.
National Defense July 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	New Chinese Threats to U.S. Space Systems Worry Officials If China continues to make strides and develops weapons that reach farther, it could one day threaten key satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
Wired April 2001 Alex Markels	The Next Wave Ships from Norway, rockets from Russia, techspertise from Seattle. Together, they slingshot satellites off a floating platform on the equator - and set the stage for a new kind of company, built on international brainpower...
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BusinessWeek May 31, 2004	Warming Between Russia And Europe Relations between Russia and the newly expanded European Union look set to improve as the two sides are expected to sign a treaty that will pave the way for Russia's entry in the WTO.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Bush & Olearchyk	Putin's Biggest Blunder Is the Russian president losing his touch? Once admired for his steely efficiency, Putin suddenly doesn't seem to be able to get anything right.
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Reason January 2005 Cathy Young	The Problem with Putin It will be a bitter historical irony if Putin's Russia becomes America's authoritarian pal in the War on Terror---and all the more ironic if its friendship is as unreliable as it is morally compromising.
IEEE Spectrum August 2005 Anatoly Zak	Europe to Join Russia in Building Next Space Shuttle Russian space officials confirmed that the European Space Agency will partner with them to build a new reusable orbiter dubbed Kiper. The agreement will give Russia new flexibility as the U.S. and Russia separately plan long-term space efforts.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005	Move Over, CNN -- Here Comes Russia Russia Today, a 24-hour English-language satellite news channel, is due to begin broadcasting by yearend.
Chemistry World January 29, 2015 Eugene Gerden	Probe into price fixing at Russian universities At a time of economic instability in Russia, the country's anti-monopoly authority, together with the general prosecutor's office, plan to start widespread checks at universities on suspicion of price fixing and unfounded increases in the cost of tuition.
Parameters Spring 2004 Peter B. Zwack	A NATO-Russia Contingency Command The time may be opportune to consider establishing a tangible, combined NATO and Russian military entity to jointly face the challenges of the post-9/11 world.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004	The Unraveling of Putin's Power The massing of thousands of Ukrainians to protest the rigged election of Putin-backed candidate Viktor Yanukovych as their next leader has dealt a telling blow in Moscow.
Reason April 2009 Cathy Young	Unclenching the Fist U.S.-Russian relations in the age of Obama.
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Reason July 2007 Cathy Young	The Good Czar Every day in President Vladimir Putin's Russia is a reminder that the window of freedom the country enjoyed in the Yeltsin era (and even, in some respects, in the tail end of the Gorbachev years) is closing.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Rich Smith	Investing in Russia? Try Funds Reuters says Russia's on sale. But how do you buy? Go with one of these Morningstar-rated funds: ING Funds Russia... Third Millennium Russia...
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Popular Mechanics July 2007 Carl Hoffman	China's Space Threat: How Missiles Could Target U.S. Satellites The Chinese have successfully destroyed an old weather satellite in space, prompting other countries to respond.
PC World January 2004 Tracey Capen	Find the Way With GPS Navigation devices keep you on track on unfamiliar ground.
National Defense September 2015 Graham Kilmer	Defense Leaders Make Renewed Push For Operationally Responsive Space The Defense Department is eyeing small satellites and new launch systems as potential ways to maintain U.S. space resilience.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Russian Bear or Bull? Russia is an emerging economy which, a decade ago, was nearly bankrupt. A lot has changed since then, but whether the opportunities in the Russian market are outweighed by the risks is a tough decision at this point.
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Jason Bush	How Russia Slid Backwards Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser offers a persuasive case that Putin--and the KGB--have reimposed authoritarian rule.
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National Defense September 2013 Dan Parsons	Simple, Inexpensive Jammers Threaten GPS GPS presents a juicy target to potential adversaries and criminals alike, the Department of Homeland Security has recognized. Industry is preemptively developing technologies to protect the GPS signal and identify anyone trying to disrupt its transmission.
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 John Rossant	Continental Divides As EU expansion nears, relations with Russia are getting tense
AskMen.com	The Space Race, Part II Iran announced it has launched a menagerie of animals -- including a mouse, two turtles and worms -- into space on a research rocket, a feat President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said showed Iran could defeat the West in the battle of technology.
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Reason January 2006 Cathy Young	The Tsars Come Out A decade ago, Russia seemed to be traveling a bumpy road toward a liberal society. Today, the general consensus is that it's slouching toward some variety of authoritarianism.
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Chemistry World November 6, 2012 Eugene Gerden	Russia targets top spots in university league tables The Russian government has earmarked RUB9 billion to enable its leading national universities to break into the top 100 in the global league tables.
National Defense July 2011 Stew Magnuson	Air Force Embraces Small Satellites As Budget Outlook Grows Dim With the federal budget expected to shrink in the coming years, Air Force officials are already looking at ways to maintain the capabilities they must deliver to the armed services.
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