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Russia at 2020: a Neo-Leninist Hypothesis

Current thinking about Russia’s future is dominated by two hypotheses: the official one of technocratic authoritarian modernization and the liberal market modernization advocated by the oppositional elite. I would like…

New Challenges to Russian Federalism

The alleged success of former president (and current prime minister) Vladimir Putin in recentralizing the Russian Federation requires critical appraisal. A number of limitations to the reunification project, as Putin…

Polish Public Opinion Toward Russia in the Aftermath of Smolensk: An Opportunity for Improved Relations

Polish-Russian relations have long been among the thorniest in Europe, providing an often serious impediment to improving broader EU-Russian relations. The events of April 2010, beginning with Russia’s changing line…

Dmitry Medvedev’s Conservative Modernization: Reflections on the Yaroslavl Speech

On September 11, 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev addressed the Global Policy Forum in Yaroslavl. This speech took place almost exactly a year after his programmatic article, Forward Russia!, which…

Understanding Suicide Terrorist Bombings in Russia

Suicide terrorist bombings have been a frequent phenomenon in Russia over the past decade. The large majority of these attacks have occurred in the North Caucasus—particularly Chechnya, Dagestan, and Ingushetia—but…

Citizens and Compatriots: The Politics of Citizenship Policy in Russia

When Russian forces went into South Ossetia last year, Russia cited the protection of its citizens as one justification for its actions. That more than half of South Ossetia’s 70,000…

A Vicious Circle: The Security Implications of Rising Anti-Americanism in the North Caucasus

While attending a conference on combating terrorism and extremism at the state university in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, in April 2010, one moment in particular made me feel as if I had…

Institutionalizing Security Cooperation between Russia and the West

Are there any mechanisms that would allow the security relationship between Russia and NATO member states—whether European or North American—to become deeply and permanently cooperative? On paper, cooperation was institutionalized long…

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The Kabardino-Balkaria Insurgency: A Comparative Analysis of Ideological Trends in the North Caucasus

In recent years, the North Caucasus has experienced an upsurge of violence and terrorist acts. After the Beslan hostage crisis and its backlash on the Chechen movement’s international legitimacy, there…

Russia’s New Model Army: The Ongoing Radical Reform of the Russian Military

Last August, the Russian army undertook its first offensive action on foreign soil since the end of the Afghanistan war in 1989. After the initial outburst of patriotic fervor faded,…

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