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Petrov: If Putin disappears, Kadyrov is a potential king maker – or even a king

(The Telegraph) Ramzan Kadyrov styles himself as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most loyal follower, but the scale of his ambitions is now being questioned as he becomes increasingly independent from the…

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Petrov: Russia’s Syria engagement is seen positively by Russian society

(NYTimes) MOSCOW — The partial truce that Russia and the United States have thrashed out in Syria capped something of a foreign policy trifecta for President Vladimir V. Putin, with the Kremlin strong-arming itself into a pivotal role in the…

Russia’s Policy on Syria after the Start of Military Engagement

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In the fall of 2015, Russia resolved to raise the stakes in Syria by launching an air campaign at the request of Damascus. The intervention was…

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For Moscow, Talks Are About Sowing Discord, not Solving Conflicts

(EDM) A ceasefire in Syria, which appeared possible if not probable in early February, has again turned out to be unreachable. And in hindsight, it is rather obvious that it…

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Europe’s Extremists Are Not Putin’s Fault

(FP) It was recently reported that in June 2015, the U.S. Congress directed Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to investigate possible funding of European political parties and non-governmental organizations by the…

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Yes, the U.S. and Russia can cooperate to end the Syrian civil war. Here’s why.

(WP) (Co-authored with Andrew Kydd and Fyodor Lukyanov) You probably wouldn’t know it from the news, but the United States and Russia might not be completely at odds over Syria. In a recent paper for theWorking…

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Russian/Soviet Studies in the United States, Amerikanistika in Russia

(New Book) The contributors in this interdisciplinary collection address the problem of interconnection between the study of the “Other,” either Russian or American, and the shaping of national identities in the…

Can Russia’s Peace Plan for Syria Work?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) When it comes to Russia’s geopolitics, the international community has a lot to grumble about. In the course of a few short years, Moscow annexed Crimea,…

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The Right Way to Think About the Syria Talks

(Foreign Affairs) (Co-authored with Jeremy Shapiro) The suspension of the Syrian peace talks in Geneva seemed to validate observers’ cynicism and pessimism in the run-up to the negotiations. The talks, naysayers argue,…

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A year since Minsk-2: Does the agreement have a future?

(FIIA) None of the provisions of the Minsk-2 agreement have been fully implemented. Meanwhile, the context around the peace process in Ukraine is changing. It may soon be time to start…

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Petrov: If Putin disappears, Kadyrov is a potential king maker – or even a king

Petrov: Russia’s Syria engagement is seen positively by Russian society

Russia’s Policy on Syria after the Start of Military Engagement

For Moscow, Talks Are About Sowing Discord, not Solving Conflicts

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Russian/Soviet Studies in the United States, Amerikanistika in Russia

Can Russia’s Peace Plan for Syria Work?

The Right Way to Think About the Syria Talks

A year since Minsk-2: Does the agreement have a future?