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EU Enlargement in the Baltic Sea Region and Russia: Obvious Problems, Unclear Solutions

An analysis of the implications for Russia of European Union (EU) enlargement to include Poland and the Baltic states should give Russia cause for alarm. This memo explains why, at…

Ukraine, Russia, and US Policy

Although Ukraine was briefly independent at the end of World War I and was occupied by the Nazis during World War II, those were the only gaps in the roughly…

Russian National Security Policy in 2000

Although signing a decree granting the new National Security Concept the status of law in January 2000 was one of acting president Vladimir V. Putin's first official decisions in the…

Russia’s Population Crisis: The Migration Dimension

Since the Soviet collapse, Russia has experienced a number of unfavorable demographic developments: • Falling fertility. The crude birth rate (births per 1000 population) declined from 12.1 in 1991 to…

Russian Policy and the Potential for Agreement on Revising the ABM Treaty

Little mystery surrounds Russian policy toward US proposals to revise the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in order to develop a national missile defense (NMD). Moscow views the ABM treaty as…

What is Driving Russia’s New Strategic Concept?

A good deal of confusion has arisen in the West about Russia's latest "Concept of National Security," which formally took effect on January 10 and was published in the weekly…

The State of Democratization in Russia in Light of the Elections

Now that Russia has entered the new millennium with a new leader and a new parliament, it is time to take stock of the democratization process in Russia. This memo…

Economic Assistance to Russia: Ineffectual, Politicized, and Corrupt?

While it is easy to critique reform programs after the fact–and therefore also easy to dismiss critics–understanding why economic assistance to Russia seems to have failed remains a vitally important…

Reflections on Putin’s Rise to Power

Suddenly, something in the mysterious and unpredictable realm of Russia looks not merely predictable but destined to happen. It is almost embarrassing to analysts, who are used to the bubbling…

Southern Russia: The Heartland or Russia’s Soft Underbelly?

Southern Russia is undoubtedly of strategic importance. Its figures are not too impressive: with about 13% of Russia's total population, the region produces 15.5% of the country's agriculture and just…

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