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The Changing Context of Russian Federal Policy in the North Caucasus

A year ago, the prospects for stability in the North Caucasus appeared dim at best. Violent clashes, bombings, and terrorist attacks in Chechnya remained common and continued to produce bloodshed,…

The Kosovo Precedent in Russia’s Georgia Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the argument that U.S. and European recognition of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence will create a significant international precedent so many times that no…

On Double Standards: Toward Strategic Liberalism in U.S. Russia Policy

Over the past year, perhaps no single theme has become more prominent among Russian diplomats, officials, and journalists commenting on relations with the United States than the refrain that the…

Illicit Drug Trafficking and Islamic Terrorism as Threats to Russian Security: The Limits of the Linkage

The post-9/11 war against terrorism has increased international attention to illicit drug business as a source of terrorist financing. For politicians and the media, the contentious term narcoterrorism has become…

Russia and the Prompt Global Strike Plan

Prompt Global Strike is a concept the U.S. military has been developing since the start of the decade. Its goal is to give the U.S. military the capability to attack…

The Political and Legal Parameters of Russian Decisionmaking on Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008, was in some ways an anticlimactic event. It was widely expected, as were the immediate reactions: recognition by the United…

Will the Kremlin Revive the Russian Idea?

During the first week of September 2005, Russian President Vladimir Putin made two foreign trips, each aimed at advancing Russia’s energy policy interests. The North European gas pipeline project, unveiled…

Res Publica in Russia: Things and Publics in Current Municipal Reform

The Year 2000 Millennium threat, linked to a potential computer breakdown, was never a big concern for Russian policymakers. By contrast, when Anatoly Chubais first formulated the problem of 2003…

START I Replacement: The End of Cold War Disarmament

Negotiations on a new strategic arms control treaty, proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in July 2006, are likely to be a challenging but fascinating exercise. The new treaty, which…

‘Unrecognized States’ in Russia’s Domestic and Foreign Policy

Predictably, the recognition of Kosovo’s independence by the United States and most members of the European Union was followed by pronounced appeals for recognition from three of the four “unrecognized…

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