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Putin Pivots From Western Pressure, but Finds Scant Solace in the East

(EDM) The annual Russia-hosted Eastern Economic Forum is about to open (September 11–13) in Vladivostok, and President Vladimir Putin has arrived there to greet the leaders of China, Japan, Mongolia and…

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Armenia´s Velvet Revolution: Challenges to Regional Foreign Policy

(CAD) This issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest focuses on the international and regional implications of Armenia’s 2018 Velvet Revolution. More specifically, the articles look at 1) whether Armenia’s spring 2018 political transformation…

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Tenth Anniversary of the War That Wounded Georgia and Derailed Russia

(EDM) In the first week of August 2008, escalating tensions between Georgia and Russia exploded in a messy battle for Tskhinvali, South Ossetia. The resulting “Five Day War” culminated in the…

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US-Russian Discord Over Syria Deepens After Discussions in Helsinki

(EDM) The fruits of President Vladimir Putin’s “victory” at the meeting with President Donald Trump in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, are turning increasingly bitter for Russia as initial dismay and…

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Did Putin Overplay His Hand in Helsinki?

(EDM) The summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last Monday (July 16) continues to generate strong international resonance, despite apparently producing few if any tangible results. In…

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Trump’s Bombast in Brussels and London Will Not Help Putin in Helsinki

(EDM) The culmination of United States President Donald Trump’s European tour occurs today (July 16), in Helsinki, at the anxiously anticipated but far-from-perfectly prepared meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump…

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Reminding Russia About Its Lost Seat at the G7 Table

(EDM) This year’s G7 summit, held in Quebec, Canada, on June 8–9, was overcome by seemingly unprecedented controversies even before United States President Donald Trump suggested bringing Russia back into…

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Putin Tries to Exploit Anti-Trumpism to Advance His Economic Agenda

(EDM) The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (May 24–26) managed to attract more high-level foreign guests than could be expected considering Russia’s stagnant economy and relative lack of interest from…

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Putin’s Big Moment Is Reduced to a Familiar Irrelevance

(EDM) President Vladimir Putin planned his fourth inauguration, held on May 7, to perfection. Like each Russian presidential inauguration since his first, it was timed to come just a few days…

Why Russia Is Failing the “Syria Test” for Counterterrorism Cooperation with the West

(PONARS Policy Memo) As the confrontation between the West and Russia matures, the proposition that the West should combine military containment with engagement in areas of mutual interest has been gaining…

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Putin Pivots From Western Pressure, but Finds Scant Solace in the East

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