New Policy Memo: Assigning Blame After Natural Disasters in Russia
Russia has experienced a number of natural disasters in recent years causing hundreds of deaths and a massive loss of homes and property. The deadly and dramatic nature of disasters…
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Маркедонов: Новости Кавказа
Параллельно противоположные проекты (Эхо Кавказа) Двадцать лет назад завершился грузино-абхазский вооруженный конфликт. Грузия утратила де-факто свой суверенитет над Абхазией, а Абхазия начала строительство непризнанной государственности. В какой степени сегодняшняя повестка…
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…
Eastern Partnerships: Is Germany Driving or Riding?
The more German experts discuss the recent Bundestag election, the more paradoxes they unveil. For example, many note that Germany has become more Euro-sceptic even though they predict that the…
Medvedev’s Usual Patter in Sochi
(The Moscow Times) The 12th Sochi International Investment Forum brought together numerous senior officials and dozens of regional governors. This particular forum stands out among the many held in the regions as being second in stature…
New Policy Memo: New Media, Political Information, and Opposition Views in Russia: A Cautionary Note Based on Survey Evidence
Access to the internet has grown at an exponential rate in Russia during the last four years, and many commentators have ascribed a mobilizing role to the new media in…
New Policy Memo: Beyond the Polls: Google Queries and Public Protest Volatility in Russia
Declining satisfaction with a country’s direction—a measure that typically tracks with declining public support for a government in power—has been shown to precede mass anti-government protest, as the Arab Spring…
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…
The China Factor in U.S.-Russia Relations
There is a surprising lack of substantive discussion within U.S. and Russian policymaking communities on the influence of China on U.S.-Russia relations. After several influential books and journal articles on…
Three Russian Myths About Iran
The arrival of new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sparked a new round of speculations concerning the future of Iran’s nuclear program and Tehran’s ability to find common ground with…