Security 'turf wars' may damage Kremlin's credibility

Monday, April 28, 2014

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New conflicts
GUEBiPK head dismissal
Investigations of serious crimes
Economic opportunities
FSKN's overseas ambitions
Succession at Federal Guard Service
Causes of new conflicts
Long-standing rivalries
Bastrykin's restructuring
Economic opportunism
Wider implications
Expanding struggles
Distracted security chiefs
Tensions between regions and centre
Challenge for Putin

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Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov and Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov (Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin)

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