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The Federation Council and Representation of Regional Interests

The Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament (also referred to as the "senate,") plays a number of different roles. It is an instrument for reconciling the interests…

Russian Views on Kosovo: Synopsis of May 6 Panel Discussion

On the 6th of May five members of the Program on New Approaches to Russian Security (PONARS) discussed Russian views on Kosovo for a panel at the Kennedy School of Government…

Russian Entrepreneurship After the 1998 Crisis

More than one year has passed since the financial and economic crisis of autumn 1998. How do Russian entrepreneurs struggle through these critical moments? Who are the winners and losers…

Methods of Central Control Over Russia’s Provinces, and Prospects for the Future

The Russian state is highly fragmented, lacking a unified legal or economic space. Nevertheless, fragmentation need not signal disintegration–officials of Russia's central government have proven resourceful at using the leverage…

Arms Control in the Context of Current US-Russian Relations

The war in Kosovo may be the final nail in the coffin for the sputtering US-Russia bilateral arms control process. Deep cuts in nuclear weapons, an anticipated dividend of the…

Security and Rule-Enforcement in Russian Business: The Role of the ‘Mafia’ and the State

The inability of the Russian state to enforce property rights and protect private entrepreneurs has been a major obstacle to economic growth. As the state became weak and lost its…

Chechnya: The Military’s Golden Opportunity to Emerge as an Important Political Player in Russia

The convergence of a number of factors–both domestic and foreign–has provided the Russian military with a golden opportunity to increase its power in Russian politics. The conduct of the Russian…

Security Implications of the Russian Identity Crisis

Western policymakers and their scholarly advisers seem to focus primarily on the oligarchical interests of the Russian elite rather than on long-range societal processes. This memo is an attempt to…

Access, Influence and Policy Change: The Multiple Roles of NGOs in Post-Soviet States

July 23, 2012

The US government, American foundations, and international agencies have devoted significant sums over the past decade to promoting the activities of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Russia and other former Soviet…

Civil-Military Relations in Russia and the Chechnya Conflict

A number of recent developments have provoked unease in both Russia and the West about the state of Russia's civil-military relations. The Russian army's massive campaign in Chechnya, forceful comments…

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