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		<title>Michael.Niemiec at 09:04, 19 August 2025</title>
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		<title>Michael.Niemiec: Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Date:&#039;&#039;&#039; September 16th, 2021 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EDT   &#039;&#039;&#039;Platform:&#039;&#039;&#039; Cisco Webex Events    === Link to Video Recording === [https://eucom.webex.com/eucom/lsr.php?RCID=2b0e844a2da5545ab1f04504fa502e81 Link to Event Recording]    === Details === Dr. Mark Galeotti provided an assessment of the Main Operations Directorate (GOU) and explored one of the most important and least-well-understood elements of the General Staff.    The presentation examined not just the form...&quot;</title>
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=== Details ===&lt;br /&gt;
Dr. Mark Galeotti provided an assessment of the Main Operations Directorate (GOU) and explored one of the most important and least-well-understood elements of the General Staff.  &lt;br /&gt;
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The presentation examined not just the formal roles of the GOU but also its culture, interests, and the varied ways it influences how the Russian military arms and fights. Additionally, it addressed the wider policies and strategic culture that determine when and how the GOU is deployed.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Agenda ===&lt;br /&gt;
* Presentation by Dr. Mark Galeotti  &lt;br /&gt;
* Moderated Discussion  &lt;br /&gt;
* Question &amp;amp; Answer Session  &lt;br /&gt;
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=== Biographies ===&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Mark Galeotti ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Photo_Mark_Galeotti.jpg|thumb|200px|Mark Galeotti]]  &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Title:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Honorary Professor  &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Affiliation:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; UCL SSEES; Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI; Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of International Relations Prague  &lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Mark Galeotti is an expert in Russian politics and security affairs, focusing on the interconnections between intelligence agencies, organized crime, and special forces. He is the author of several books, including &amp;#039;&amp;#039;We Need To Talk About Putin&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2021) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Russian Political War&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2019). His next book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Weaponisation of Everything,&amp;#039;&amp;#039; will be published in 2022. He has advised institutions such as the UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Europol.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Additional Resources ===&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Main Page#Calendar|Current Calendar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  &lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[RSI Research|All RSI Research]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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