Kramer debunked the notion that NATO pledged non-enlargement to Russia
(New Eastern Europe) At the end of 2014 Mikhail Gorbachev wrote that he feared that the global order was now returning to that of the Cold War. “One primary reason,” Gorbachev…
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Exclusive: Sanctions and Regime Survival
Some debates never die; they just get replayed. After the Soviet Army invaded Afghanistan in late December 1979, the United States imposed economic sanctions against the USSR. The Russian Federation…
New Policy Memo: The Clampdown on Internet Activities in Russia and the Implications for Western Policy
One of the most worrying recent trends in Russia has been the government’s clampdown on Internet access and activities. When the World Wide Web emerged in the mid-1990s, the Russian…
The Clampdown on Internet Activities in Russia and the Implications for Western Policy
One of the most worrying recent trends in Russia has been the government’s clampdown on Internet access and activities. When the World Wide Web emerged in the mid-1990s, the Russian…
It’s Happened Before: MH17 Tragedy was Part of a Bigger Air War
(CNN Opinion) — The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine last week, most likely after being struck with a missile fired by pro-Russian rebel forces, was followed this week…
Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago?
(Wilson Center) Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire annexed it a decade after defeating Ottoman forces in the Battle of Kozludzha, until 1954, when the…
Five Myths About the Cold War
(Washington Post) More than 20 years since the U.S.S.R. disappeared, Russia’s incursion into Ukraine is renewing old rivalries and sparking talk of a new Cold War, with former KGB officer…
New Policy Memo: Political Protest and Regime-Opposition Dynamics in Russia
Focus groups and opinion polls in Russia over the past three years have revealed substantial discontent with Russia’s political system—discontent that was instrumental in the outbreak of mass protests in…
Political Protest and Regime-Opposition Dynamics in Russia
Focus groups and opinion polls in Russia over the past three years have revealed substantial discontent with Russia’s political system—discontent that was instrumental in the outbreak of mass protests in…
The Navalny Verdict: What It Means for Russia
(Six Views) Paul Goode: Navalny is not Khodorkovsky. For everyone reading or making comments about today’s verdict like “this is worrisome," you are a decade late to the game. The…