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Can There Be Common Ground? The Iranian Nuclear Program in the U.S.-Russia Dialogue

The development of the Iranian nuclear program continues to rank highly among challenges to international security, with tensions around this issue climbing to new heights in 2012. Since 2006, multiple…

Drug Trafficking in Central Asia: A Poorly Considered Fight?

As strategizing for the “post-2014” regional order in Central Asia picks up speed, the fight against drug trafficking from Afghanistan is evolving as a key objective of international donor involvement…

Passive Eagle, Rising Dragon: U.S. Policy toward China’s Rise in Central Asia

China’s rise as a regional power in Central Asia is nothing short of remarkable. Over the course of a decade, China has concluded border agreements with all of the Central…

Bolstering Exchange Programs to Link University Education with Liberal Views in Russia: A Different Perspective on “Democracy Assistance”

Efforts by the United States to promote democracy and civil society in Russia by directly supporting institutions such as political parties, nongovernmental organizations, alternative media outlets, and opposition groups have…

An Interactive Planning Approach to Shaping U.S.-Russia Relations

U.S. policy toward Russia, as toward the rest of the world, tends to be highly reactive. Analysts and policy-makers usually spend their time discussing what the Russian government might do…

Lost in Translation: Is there a Way to Overcome the Different Political Languages of Russia and the West?

Between Russia and the West, differences in terminology are perceived to signify irreconcilable differences in values, leading to a mutual lack of trust. Observe the language used by these former…

Extending the ‘Reset’ in U.S.-Russia Relations

Was the ratification of the New START treaty the one and only sign of the reset between the United States and Russia? What is the direction for their new relationship?…

‘Two-Level Games’ in U.S.-Russia Relations

U.S.-Russia relations today reflect a classic case of the security dilemma. Mutual suspicion between Moscow and Washington go beyond natural concerns about each other’s build-up of offensive capabilities. Each state…

Ending Bilateral U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Control

For more than 40 years, negotiators from Moscow and Washington have engaged in countless meetings about strategic arms control. Several bilateral agreements resulted from these talks during the Cold War,…

Kyiv and Tbilisi: No Longer Washington’s Favorites?

Since Barack Obama has come to power, the United States has not fundamentally distanced itself from Ukraine and Georgia or, as some critics would have it, abandoned them to their…

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