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Синдром посредственности в России: Внутриполитические и внешнеполитические перспективы

Многочисленные эксперты доказывают, что Россия является «нормальной» страной со средним уровнем социально-экономического развития.1 Иными словами, если бы ей ставили оценку по пятибалльной шкале, то Россия была бы твердой троечницей: не…

Russia: New Player in the South China Sea?

Long accustomed to a seat on the sidelines of East Asian affairs, Russia now finds itself sought after as an energy and military partner, particularly by Vietnam, but increasingly by…

Russia’s Chairmanship of International Organizations: The Questionable Pursuit of Soft Power in Multilateral Settings

Chairmanship in international organizations is one institutional form of soft power major states use to establish common policy frameworks and enhance their leadership potential. The agendas of chairing governments usually…

Mediocrity Syndrome in Russia: Domestic and International Perspectives

Numerous experts reason that Russia is a normal country with a mid-range level of socioeconomic development. In other words, if one likens countries to students, Russia is a C-grade student:…

The Price of Brotherly Love: What Will Russia Lose From Integrating Ukraine?

Russia’s hard push for Ukraine’s integration into the Customs Union (CU) has reached a watershed moment. During an April 2013 press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted that Moscow’s sales…

Currency Wars: Why Russia and China are Rapidly Accumulating Foreign Exchange Reserves

The specter of currency wars is again haunting policymakers.[1] An outburst of competitive devaluations of national currencies happened on a major scale during the Great Depression. In recent decades, there…

The Ruble and the Yuan: Allies or Competitors?

The BRICS states—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—have increasingly sought to develop and diversify the international monetary system in ways that do not rely on dialogue with the system’s…

The Russian Military under Sergei Shoigu: Will the Reform Continue?

In the five years of Anatoly Serdyukov’s tenure as defense minister, the Russian military underwent one of the most significant reforms of any period since the formation of the modern…

“Nationalization of the Elites” and its Impact on Russian Foreign Policy

One of the consequences of Russia’s recent political foment has been a phenomenon experts have labeled “nationalization of the elites.” The goal of the policy, which Vladimir Putin launched soon…

The Kremlin’s Compulsion for Whataboutisms: Western Experience in the Putin Regime’s Political Rhetoric

From time to time, Russian authorities appeal to Western experience for different reasons. While they sometimes do this to signal the need to adopt advanced managerial or other best practices,…

Цена братской любви: Что потеряет Россия от интерграции с Украиной?

Усилия России по интеграции Украины в Таможенный союз достигли переломной точки. Президент России Владимир Путин на своей апрельской пресс-конференции намекнул, что российское предложение сформулировано и «мяч находится на стороне партнёра».…

Рубль и юань: Союзники или соперники?

Страны БРИКС – Бразилия, Россия, Индия, Китай и ЮАР – все более активно стремятся развивать и диверсифицировать международную валютно-финансовую систему таким образом, чтобы она более не опиралась на договоренности между…

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