Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: From Guns to Gulags - FSB's Empire Builders
August 14, 2026
August 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 13, 2026, by non-resident senior fellows Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov:
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From Guns to Gulags: The FSB's Empire Builders
The days when the KGB's successors were content with plain clothes and concealed weapons are gone -- they are much more ambitious these days.
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An SUV or a truck with a heavy machine gun mounte . . .
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From Guns to Gulags: The FSB's Empire Builders
The days when the KGB's successors were content with plain clothes and concealed weapons are gone -- they are much more ambitious these days.
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An SUV or a truck with a heavy machine gun mounte . . .