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Is Kyrgyzstan’s New Political System Sustainable?

  • October 19, 2012
  • Shairbek Juraev
Speaking in July 2011 on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s new constitution, then-President Roza Otunbaeva declared that the key task for the Kyrgyz citizenry was “to make…

Bolstering Exchange Programs to Link University Education with Liberal Views in Russia: A Different Perspective on “Democracy Assistance”

  • October 18, 2012
  • Theodore Gerber
Efforts by the United States to promote democracy and civil society in Russia by directly supporting institutions such as political parties, nongovernmental organizations, alternative media outlets, and opposition groups have…

Russia’s “Libya Debate”: Political Meanings and Repercussions

  • July 23, 2012
  • Andrey Makarychev
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Yawning through the Arab Spring: Resilient Regimes in Central Asia and the Caucasus

  • July 23, 2012
  • Scott Radnitz
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Direct Impact: The Influence of the Arab Spring on the Circassian World

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  • Sufian Zhemukhov
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GLONASS: Problems and Challenges

  • July 23, 2012
  • Alla Kassianova
Russia‟s Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) is expected to become fully operational this year. Heavily endorsed in recent years by both members of the ruling tandem, it was designed…

Ending Bilateral U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Control

  • July 23, 2012
  • Mark Kramer
For more than 40 years, negotiators from Moscow and Washington have engaged in countless meetings about strategic arms control. Several bilateral agreements resulted from these talks during the Cold War,…

The New European Missile Defense Architecture: Is There a Place for Ukraine?

  • July 23, 2012
  • Polina Sinovets
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Nuclear Weapon Disagreements within NATO: Sources and Implications

  • July 23, 2012
  • Nikolai Sokov
In the last few years, debates within NATO on the future of the Alliance’s nuclear policy have gone through a number of twists and turns. The adoption of the new…

Sochi Surprise: Imagining Change in Moscow’s Caucasus Policy

  • July 23, 2012
  • Mikhail Alexseev
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  • July 23, 2012
  • Kornely Kakachia
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  • July 23, 2012
  • George Khelashvili
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