Trading Personal Freedom for Public Safety: The Russian Perspective

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Benjamin Franklin once remarked, “Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” His words capture one…

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A New Approach to Conventional Arms Control in Europe

(RAND Research Report) Over 30 years after the end of the Cold War, military tensions have returned to Europe. Both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Russia are boosting their…

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Why Are National Interests Necessary?

(Russia in Global Affairs) International relations are concerned with national interests and how they evolve. Some researchers insist that there are obligatory and unchangeable interests expressed in terms of power…

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BRICS Approaches to Security Multilateralism

(ASPJ report) Despite the onset of pessimism about the economic prospects of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) association, the grouping continues to attract significant attention as…

Kyrgyzstan: Recovery and Reformation

PONARS Eurasia is pleased to release the Policy Perspectives volume, "Kyrgyzstan: Recovery and Reformation," August 2010 — With parliamentary elections scheduled for October, Kyrgyzstan is entering a new and highly…

Russia Spy Swap

What the Russia Spy Swap Tells Us About Russia (Originally published by Joshua Tucker on The Monkey Cage) The final chapter in the recent Russia spy scandal seems to…

Does the OSCE Need Saving?

In a recent report ("Behind the Eight Ball: Deciding on an OSCE Summit") from the Atlantic Council's Task Force on Eurasia as Part of Transatlantic Security, Senator Chuck Hagel, Ross Wilson,…

In the News: A New START

Alexander Pikayev, Pavel Podvig, and Nikolai Sokov wrote commentaries on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). Nikolai Sokov, “START Follow-On Talks Successfully Concluded: What’s Next?” James Martin Center…

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