Coercive Diplomacy 2.0: Russia’s Version
(Rethinking Russia) The modern perception of conflict between rival countries differs considerably from what it used to be as far back as a quarter of a century ago during the Cold…
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The New China-Russia-U.S. Triangle
(NBR) Elizabeth Wishnick (Weatherhead East Asian Institute) analyzes the shifting dynamics of the China-Russia-U.S. triangle. She argues that shared views on global and domestic politics have driven China and Russia closer…
The United States and Russia after the Ukraine crisis: three scnenarios
The Center for the National Interest recently published a report, "The United States and Russia after the Ukraine crisis: Three Scenarios," with chapters by Samuel Charap, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, and Matthew…
Tenth Time’s a Charm? IMF Loans and Conditionality in Ukraine
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) With or without Russian intervention, Ukraine was going to face a difficult road after the Euromaidan revolution. Strikingly, much of the current Western economic aid and…
Economic Crisis, Regional Finance, and Federal Response in Russia
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Economic problems associated with Russia’s stagnating economy, sanctions, and ruble devaluation have been accumulating. The growing indebtedness of regional budgets is one indicator that Russia’s economic…
Measuring RT’s Impact on YouTube
(RAD) This edition looks at the question of information warfare. Firstly, Elizabeth Nelson, Robert Orttung, Anthony Livshen analyse Russia Today’s (RT) YouTube programming across several of its various language channels.…
Breaking Out of an Institutional Trap: Ukraine’s Survival and the Role of the West
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Strained by the Euromaidan revolution and Russian reaction, Ukraine’s ineffective institutions have brought the country to a state of near systemic collapse. To develop more capable…
Marten: Russia right now does not have an ideology (VIDEO)
(CFR/HBO) "What to Do About Russia" – Experts discuss U.S. foreign policy options toward Russia. Speakers: Kimberly Marten, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University; Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Senior Fellow, Council on…
Russia’s policy in the Middle East imperilled by the Syrian intervention
(oDR/NOREF) The Middle East is the only area where Russia can try to prove that it is not just a regional post-Soviet power with a revisionist agenda, but a global…
Petrov: They feel that the government is trying to fix the budget by taking money out of their pockets
(NYTimes) MOSCOW—Hundreds of long-distance truckers blocked a lengthy section of the ring road circling the capital on Friday to protest a new national toll, in the first sign that Russia’s economic…