The Disappearing Sense of Talking to Putin
(Eurasia Daily Monitor) Last Friday night (July 12), United States President Barack Obama took a deep breath and called Russian President Vladimir Putin, perhaps assuming that talking is better than…
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New Policy Memo: Assured Destruction vs. Low-Intensity Deterrence: Can Russia and the U.S. Adjust Their Nuclear Postures?
Just two years after Russia and the United States began implementing the New START Treaty, the two sides are coming under increasing pressure to define their positions on future rounds…
New Policy Memo: Georgia and Russia: From Uneasy Rapprochement to Divorce?
When Bidzina Ivanishvili became Georgia’s prime minister following the victory of his Georgian Dream (GD) coalition in October 2012 parliamentary elections, he promised to dramatically improve Georgian-Russian relations. The announcement…
Georgia and Russia: From Uneasy Rapprochement to Divorce?
When Bidzina Ivanishvili became Georgia’s prime minister following the victory of his Georgian Dream (GD) coalition in October 2012 parliamentary elections, he promised to dramatically improve Georgian-Russian relations. The announcement…
Russia in a Sea of Rising Powers: The View from Washington, D.C.
Since the start of the 2000s, it has become commonplace to speak of the so-called “Rise of the Rest.”[1] This theme skyrocketed after the global financial crisis of 2008-9, which…
New Policy Memo: The Changing Logic of Russian Strategy in Central Asia: From Privileged Sphere to Divide and Rule?
(Co-authors: Alexander Cooley, Marlene Laruelle) Russian strategy toward Central Asia generates great interest in Western academic and policy circles, but few analytical nuances. Depending on the source, Russia is often…
The Changing Logic of Russian Strategy in Central Asia: From Privileged Sphere to Divide and Rule?
Russian strategy toward Central Asia generates great interest in Western academic and policy circles, but few analytical nuances. Depending on the source, Russia is often characterized as wanting to dominate…
The Building and Unraveling of Security Communities
(Carnegie Europe) With Asia rising and the West still confronting crises, power is diffusing and the world is becoming ever more complex. This shifting landscape presents decisionmakers across the globe…
Russian MOD Activity Plan for 2013-2020 Published
The Russian Ministry of Defense recently published its activity plan for the rest of the decade. Everyone who can read Russian should go look at the handy summary in table form. There’s a lot…
New Policy Memo: Russia: New Player in the South China Sea?
Long accustomed to a seat on the sidelines of East Asian affairs, Russia now finds itself sought after as an energy and military partner, particularly by Vietnam, but increasingly by…