Detail If You Can't Suppress Them, Squeeze Them   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8794 (Jul. 2012), page 42. Topik: Political Power; Legislation Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.72 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Before the Russian Duma broke for its annual summer holiday on July 13th, it had an important agenda to get through. In a flurry of hurried voting, the country's parliament passed a series of laws--on NGOs, defamation, and the internet--meant to stiffen spines inside the regime and scare off and splinter those who are most actively opposed to it. Despite signs of resistance from parties once deemed loyal to the Kremlin, the Duma is still under the control of the firmly pro-Kremlin United Russia party. As such, it remains a dependable instrument for Vladimir Putin, the president, in his struggle with the country's opposition movement. At the moment, the Kremlin is not considering using force: calling in the troops would be ugly and risky as well as counterproductive. And with Mr Putin loth to see Russia become a Belarus-style pariah overnight, the Kremlin decided that, "If you can't suppress them, squeeze them," says Boris Makarenko of Centre for Political Technologies, a think-tank. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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