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North Korea might be an authoritarian state that harshly punishes dissent and operates gulag-like labor camps, but it’s more peaceful than Russia.
 
At least, that was the conclusion reached by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, which ranked Russia 153rd out of 158 nations in its sixth annual Global Peace Index. North Korea ranked 152nd.
 
“Russia’s lowly position in the GPI can in large part be attributed to its powerful and sophisticated military sphere and defense industry,” wrote the authors of the index, which was released Tuesday.
 
Violence in the North Caucasus, terrorism and a high homicide rate also contributed to Russia’s rating.
 
Russia had the lowest rank in Central and Eastern Europe and came in even below the authoritarian regimes of Central Asia. Ukraine, by comparison, was ranked 71st, while Belarus was ranked 109th. The United States came in at 88th.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/report-russia-less-peaceful-than-north-korea/460299.html#ixzz1xjQ8bQIs
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Original Message North Korea might be an authoritarian state that harshly punishes dissent and operates gulag-like labor camps, but it’s more peaceful than Russia.

At least, that was the conclusion reached by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, which ranked Russia 153rd out of 158 nations in its sixth annual Global Peace Index. North Korea ranked 152nd.

“Russia’s lowly position in the GPI can in large part be attributed to its powerful and sophisticated military sphere and defense industry,” wrote the authors of the index, which was released Tuesday.

Violence in the North Caucasus, terrorism and a high homicide rate also contributed to Russia’s rating.

Russia had the lowest rank in Central and Eastern Europe and came in even below the authoritarian regimes of Central Asia. Ukraine, by comparison, was ranked 71st, while Belarus was ranked 109th. The United States came in at 88th.

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