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An Interactive Planning Approach to Shaping U.S.-Russia Relations

U.S. policy toward Russia, as toward the rest of the world, tends to be highly reactive. Analysts and policy-makers usually spend their time discussing what the Russian government might do…

Mission Impossible: Modernization in Russia after the Global Financial Crisis

After the global financial crisis, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made modernization the centerpiece of his economic policy agenda. Most importantly, modernization meant diversifying the Russian economy to become less dependent…

No Enemy at the Gate: An Unusual Election Cycle in Russia

A few weeks after the September 2004 hostage crisis in Beslan, North Ossetia, the leading propaganda man of the Putin regime, Vladislav Surkov, declared: "We must all realize—the enemy is…

Russian Unions’ Political Ambitions after the Elections

Co-author: Irina Olimpieva The growing politicization of Russian labor unions in recent years reached a peak after the December 2011 parliamentary and March 2012 presidential elections, when both official and alternative…

Lost in Translation: Is there a Way to Overcome the Different Political Languages of Russia and the West?

Between Russia and the West, differences in terminology are perceived to signify irreconcilable differences in values, leading to a mutual lack of trust. Observe the language used by these former…

Why Russia Supports Repressive Regimes in Syria and the Middle East

In recent months, Russia (with Chinese support) has increasingly staked out a strong position in support of the Assad regime in Syria. As Syria’s allies dwindle, Russia has become its…

Extending the ‘Reset’ in U.S.-Russia Relations

Was the ratification of the New START treaty the one and only sign of the reset between the United States and Russia? What is the direction for their new relationship?…

Legacy and Responsibility in the Post-Soviet Space

Two main discourses are currently used to analyze relations between Russia and the other post-Soviet states. The two approaches, post-colonial and post-ideological, underlie most analyses of Russian policies in Eurasia…

‘Two-Level Games’ in U.S.-Russia Relations

U.S.-Russia relations today reflect a classic case of the security dilemma. Mutual suspicion between Moscow and Washington go beyond natural concerns about each other’s build-up of offensive capabilities. Each state…

In Search of National Unity or International Separation: WWII Era Textbook Narratives in Post-Soviet States

Some of the most emotionally-charged discussions in the post-Soviet space have not been about economics or foreign policy but controversial historical problems. History debates juxtapose countries like Poland and Ukraine…

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