How Many Really Support a “Russia without Putin”?
How many people really support Russian protesters’ demands for a “Russia without Putin?” This was a rallying cry for many Russian citizens who poured into Moscow’s streets in late 2011…
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President Putin: Restore Openness to Nonprofit Involvement
(Open Letter) The following article is an open letter to Vladimir Putin by Deana Arsenian, vice president for international programs and program director for Russia and Eurasia at the Carnegie…
The Politics of Foreign Intrigue
The South Caucasus has inherited deeply ingrained historical narratives of being a pawn in games of geopolitical intrigue, from the Persian-Russian wars of the early 19th century, to the region’s…
Crossing Borders, Validating Sovereignty: Russia, Georgia, and the WTO
Political scientists generally recognize the importance of international regimes, rules, and norms for understanding international interactions. Even in the absence of global enforcement, these factors arguably matter because they frame…
Energy Deposits and Contested Maritime Boundaries in Eurasia
Numerous boundary disputes in Eurasia concern regions with proven or suspected petroleum deposits. Some of these disputes have been solved peacefully, as in the case of Russia and Norway, which…
The Domestic Limits of International Expansion: Russian National Oil Companies & Global Markets
Gazprom and, more recently, Rosneft have both expanded their operations abroad, seeking to establish themselves as major players on the international petroleum market. Most commentators have portrayed this expansion as…
No Correct Price: Recent Energy Negotiations between Russia and China
For more than a decade, the Russian government has sought to increase energy exports to the Far East, while the Chinese government has searched the world over for new sources…
The EU Transformed: Why Should Russia Care?
Recent developments within the European Union affect not only its internal construction but also its relations with its Eastern European neighbors, including Russia. This memo discusses the ramifications of the…
Russkii Mir and the Future of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Most Ukrainian believers (about two-thirds) are Orthodox. Another Ukrainian church of Byzantine tradition adheres to Orthodox rite but recognizes the supremacy of the Pope: the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which…
The Syrian Civil War: Transition without Intervention?
The events of summer 2012 marked an important shift in the Syrian crisis. On July 15, the International Committee of the Red Cross classified the conflict as a civil war,…