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Coup in Russia: A Dent to Putinism |
Author explore the concept of Putinism and how the recent coup attempt has dented the concept and Putin's power. By Ali Bin Haroon. (08/08/2023)
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What Does the Future Hold for Russia? |
The many issues facing Russia's future. By Alp Kiziltan. (05/18/2023)
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Ukraine Invasion: A Dress Rehearsal for More of the Same Around the Globe |
Unless thwarted, the Ukrainian invasion by Russia can offer a blueprint for authoritarian states to seek expansion. By Dr. Andreas V Georgiou. (03/07/2022)
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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: The East-West Divide and NATOs Inadequate Strategy |
Author argues that the invasion of Ukraine has marked the modern solidification between Western and Eastern Europe and confirms that NATO can’t comprehend Russia or revisionist powers. By Samuel D...
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Understanding how the Ukraine war Resolution and Russia-EU security are related |
Essay explores what needs to be resolved in the Ukrainian crisis. By Tanvi Chauhan. (11/12/2019)
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Terrorist threat in Central Asia. One problem, different approaches |
Attention to terrorism and ISIS has been growing in relation to the Russian involvement in the Syrian war and the risk of a “contagion” that, from North Africa and Middle East, could af...
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The Next Putin Presidency |
Vladimir Putin's third term as Russia's president could be characterized by greater political competition and middle-class opposition domestically, along with mixed relations with the United States, s...
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Frostbitten: Decoding the Cold War, 20 Years Later |
The magisterial Cambridge History of the Cold War views the Cold War as an undifferentiated chunk of history. But the conflict between the superpowers was just one strand of history in the middle and ...
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A Still Darker Russia |
Russia’s future is as uncertain as ever, writes Arkady Ostrovsky. (The Economist, 12/28/2009)
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A Better Missile Defense for a Safer Europe |
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates defends the shift in missile defense policy in Eastern Europe despite harsh criticism. (New York Times, Robert Gates 09-19-2009)
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Russia Sparks Energy Paranoia |
The current paranoia over Russian expansion threatens to turn into outright hysteria as news emerges that a Russian company has acquired one-fifth of a Hungarian refinery. (By: Jeremy Druker, ISN 4/3/...
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U.S. Policy in the Balkans |
The United States no longer can afford—militarily,
economically, or diplomatically—to make frivolous interests such as those in the Balkans a major feature of its foreign policy, argues Doug Bandow. ...
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A Good Time to Stop Butting Heads |
There has always been an acute shortage of optimism in Russia. It could be because of the country's harsh climate or its troubled history, writes Andrei Kortunov (The Moscow Times, 05/13/2009 )
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The Oligarchs in the Government |
Corruption has become Russia's most profitable business. According to experts, the corruption market is worth $300 billion annually. By Kirill Kabanov. (The Moscow Times, 04/26/2009)
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Drunken Nation: Russia’s Depopulation Bomb |
Since 1992, Russia’s human numbers have been progressively dwindling. This slow motion process now taking place in the country carries with it grim and potentially disastrous implications, writes Nich...
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Georgian-Russian crisis in South Ossetia: Geopolitics or identity? |
Author analyzes the South Ossetia crisis, concluding that Russia was the major winner. By Kavus Abushov. (02/27/2009)
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Isolated, Iran offers to supply Europe with natural gas |
Capitalizing on its strategic location and vast reserves, Iran seeks to develop its role as a supplier of natural gas to the EU. Many view Tehran's propositions as questionable due to Iran's limited e...
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The Role of Russia in Europe's Security Architecture |
The Russian Analytical Digest discusses security models in the context of Russia and its relations with Europe and the United States. By Margarete Klein, et al. (Russian and Eurasian Security Network,...
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Russia's Woes, Neighborhood Weaknesses To Complicate EU Policy, Panel Hears |
Russia's economic and political weaknesses are causing domestic problems as well as destabilizing neighboring states. According to Anders Aslund and other experts on Russia, the European Union must up...
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Georgian War Imperils Critical Counterproliferation Initiatives |
Author analyzes impact of Georgian War on efforts to combat biological, chemical, and nuclear smuggling in the South Causasus. By Elizabeth Zolotukhina. (01/20/2009)
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Czech EU Presidency |
The Czech Republic's EU presidency will not only be a test of the new member state's European commitment, but also of the maturity of Czech politics, says Eline De Ridder. (EU Observer, 01/14/2009)
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Kosovo’s Fragile Transition |
Major violence has been avoided but the calm is deceptive in newly independent Kosovo. Divisions between Albanian and Serb areas have widened. (Crisis Group, 09/25/2008)
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Is Ukraine next? |
With Georgia in pieces, Ukraine could be the next to fall to Russia's territorial ambition, separatist sentiment and economic realities, writes Andrey Kurkov (New Statesman, 09/04/2008).
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Chechnya's Revival |
Chechnya is at a crossroads. It is not the great success story it wants the world to believe. But hope and the belief in the future are returning brick by brick. By Peter Lavelle (The Moscow Times, 0...
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Georgia and Russia: Clashing over Abkhazia |
The dispute in the South Caucasus is now in a new and dangerously confrontational phase. All sides need to recognise the risks in current policies, cool their rhetoric and take some pragmatic steps to...
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IA-Forum Interview: Ambassador Thomas Melady |
IA Forum speaks with Amb. Thomas Melady, senior diplomat-in-residence at the Institute of World Politics, about the situation in Kosovo. (IA-Forum, 01/10/2008)
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East Europe's past should not remain hidden |
The author describes how the lack of dealing with criminals in former Eastern European communist regimes impedes current democratic development in the region. To rectify this problem, the author sugg...
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The End of the ‘Post-Soviet Space’ |
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, former Soviet states are now in the middle of a power struggle amongst newly formed regional organizations as well as NATO and the new Russia. Soviet-era paradi...
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The United States Should Welcome a New Era for Kosovo |
The author explains why it is in the interests of the US, EU, NATO, and the UN to push for full independence in Kosovo. Without resolution on the territory’s final status, little progress can be made...
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EU Needs to Return Power to Its Members |
The author discusses the general popular discontent with the EU and current problems facing Europe. Additionally, he argues that power needs to be restored to member states instead of an increased em...
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