How to Understand Russia’s Arctic Strategy
During most of the late 20th century, the Arctic region was primarily a zone of military interests, used by both NATO and Soviet strategic forces as bases for their nuclear…
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Lord of the (Five) Rings: Issues at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games
The articles in this special issue of Problems of Post-Communism are written by some of the foremost experts on Russian politics from Russia, the United States, and Europe. PONARS Eurasia members Sufian…
Gorenburg: Sochi’s Security Measures for Counterterrorism and Crowd Control
(The Verge) The Sochi Winter Games are already the most expensive Olympics on record, and they're shaping up to be the most watched, as well — not by spectators or…
Russian Military Preparations for Central Asian Instability
The most recent issue of the Moscow Defense Brief has an interesting article by Maksim Shepovalenko on "Russian Preparations for Reduced Foreign Military Presence in Afghanstan." It starts with the…
Russia Admits Manufacturing Weaknesses
The Russian government promulgated an interesting decree recently. It prohibits the import of foreign goods or work by foreigners for the Russian defense and security sectors, except in cases where…
Ukraine, Russia, and Strengthening Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
(Eurasianet) (Dmitry Gorenburg quoted) — Russia's newly signed, massive bailout deal for Ukraine includes measures strengthening the position of Russia's Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine. The agreement, signed by…
Policy Memo: Central Asian Military and Security Forces: Assessing the Impact of Foreign Assistance
As the drawdown of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan has accelerated in preparation for the end of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2014, media attention has come to focus on…
Summary of Russian Navy Ship Construction
Ilya Kramnik has put together a handy set of summary tables of Russian naval surface ship construction, including contracts signed. The Russian original is here, and re-posted here, for those interested.…
Does the US have vital security interests in Central Asia?
A couple of weeks ago, I was at the PONARS Eurasia conference in DC, presenting my work on military assistance to Central Asia. During the Q&A, all of the panelists…
Recent Issues of “Russian Politics and Law” Address Corruption and Migration
Although Vladimir Putin began his first presidential term with reforms that were geared in part toward reducing illegal activity on the part of both state officials and average citizens, the…