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SPRING 2008 AWARD: THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA-U.S. RELATIONS The Center for International Relations announces our 2nd Student Award Contest for 2008:Since the late 1980's, relations with Russia have undergone changes, but these changes have not necessarily meant that both countries have been on the same side of issues. In fact this has rarely been the case since the collapse of communism in the region – Washington and Moscow have seen relations go from bad to worse in a number of areas - democratization of post-Soviet States, to energy and oil supplies, missile defense and foreign policy movements, etc. Most recently, such opposing perspectives have been made clear with each country's support of opposing sides in the Georgia-South Ossetia dispute. With changes to the U.S. Administration forthcoming, will the new leadership find new opportunities for making a shift and developing better relations between Washington and Moscow? What strategic areas or specific issues would serve to assist in developing better relations between the two countries? Essays should be between 750 and 2500 words, excluding footnotes.
Please contact editor@ia-forum.org regarding questions about the award. Student Award Program Rules CIR considers student papers for an award in the amount of $1000 for outstanding work. CIR will make up to two awards per year. Professors are encouraged to have students submit papers deemed worthy for publication to the Center for International Relations. To validate enrollment, students submitting papers must include the name of their sponsoring professor and send a copy of enrollment to the IA-Forum editorial staff (along with the paper). This copy can be a high-quality image of a scan of the original letter of enrollment. We reserve the right to request the hard copy. Eligible Student Award Recipients Awards are limited to currently enrolled students (at the time of submission). Persons who are employees of, or related to, persons employed by the Center for International Relations Inc. or serving on its Board of Directors, are not eligible for these awards. The Center of International Relations Corp. will make awards in a fair and unbiased fashion, regardless of race, gender, or ethnicity. Note: CIR reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to present or not present an award for any issue based on whether a paper of outstanding quality is deemed to have been submitted. CIR may discontinue the award at any time. By submitting a paper persons understand and agree that they will not make any legal claim based on CIR's offering of this award. Previous Award Winners 2008 CIR congratulates the winners of our previous 2008 contest on The EU and Climate Change. Richard Benwell, University of Cambridge, UKAlysia Garmulewicz, Carleton University, Canada William Leslie, University of Cambridge, UK Note: CIR reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to present or not present an award for any issue based on whether a paper of outstanding quality is deemed to have been submitted. CIR may discontinue the award at any time. By submitting a paper persons understand and agree that they will not make any legal claim based on CIR's offering of this award. |
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