Main Problems for Civilian Control of Military Budgets in Russia
To some extent, one can say that in Russia now there is no control over military expenditures, neither by civilians nor the military. For five years the government has followed…
Russia and the WTO: The Work to be Done
In this brief memo, I will discuss Russian prospects for a successful relationship with the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the factors behind those prospects. By strengthening bilateral and multilateral…
The Current Russian Economic Crisis is Neither
The ruble's imminent plummet, amid increasing revenue shortages and foreign debt, has been the focus of international attention toward Russia and elite domestic strife within Russia for the past several…
The Pending Crisis in Russian Civil-Military Relations
A key issue in the study of civil-military relations has been how to create a military sufficiently strong to ensure security from external threats while simultaneously preventing the military from…
Russia In Search of Itself: Nationalism and the Future of the Russian State
Nationalism is an ideology that specifies who are members of a putative "nation," describes the nation's self-image relative to other groups, and advocates political actions congruent with a national mission.…
Policy Lessons from the Russian Economic Crisis
This policy memo discusses economic reform in Russia and the role of the US government between 1992 and 1998. It begins by reviewing the general strategy of shock therapy in…
The Domestic Politics of NATO Expansion in Russia: Implications for American Foreign Policy
For two years, opponents of NATO expansion both in Russia and the West have warned that the act of inviting former Warsaw Pact countries into the Western alliance would bolster…
In Its Own Image: Toward a Re-conceptualization of Central Asia
With the collapse of the USSR came the dislocation of the Soviet republics–not only from their former political and economic status within the former Soviet Union, but also from their…
US Policy and Russia’s Economic Plight: Lessons from the Meltdown
This policy memo discusses economic reform in Russia and the role of the US government between 1992 and 1998. It begins by reviewing the general strategy of shock therapy in…
«Невидимая рука» внешних врагов: использование «теорий заговора» путинским режимом
Использование теорий заговора различными политическими акторами является обычной практикой во многих странах и регионах мира. Объяснение тех или иных событий зловещими планами внутренних либо внешних врагов может выполнять различные функции:…
Russia, Ukraine, and US Policy
Although Ukraine was briefly independent at the end of World War I and was occupied by the Nazis during World War II, those were the only gaps in the roughly…