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No Good News for Russia’s Economy

(The Moscow Times) Even such exciting foreign policy news as Russia's intervention in the Syrian civil war does nothing to help the condition of this country's economy. To the contrary, even prior to 2014, Russia spent…

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Why a new Cold War can be avoided

(Brookings) (Co-authored with J. Shapiro) All is not well in U.S.-Russia relations. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine—and its new airstrikes in Syria—have brought the two to lows…

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Putin’s Syrian intrigue has yielded zero dividends

(European Leadership Network) Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war appeared to gain momentum every day over the past month, up until President Vladimir Putin’s address to the UN General…

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New Memo: One Nation, Two Languages? National Identity and Language Policy in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine

One of the most talked about consequences of recent events in Ukraine is a dramatic transformation in Ukrainian national identity. Social activists and various elites regularly assert their increased self-identification…

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Let Putin try to improve the hopeless situation in Syria

The chaos in Syria should be blamed on Assad's repression and brutality from the start of the uprising against him. But it has been 4 years. Solutions that were possible…

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Eurasian Visions: Integration and Geopolitics in Central Asia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Perspectives Volume) The idea of regional integration in post-Soviet Eurasia is as old as the post-Soviet states themselves. From the moment the USSR collapsed, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan…

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New Policy Memo: The Ukraine Conflict and the Future of Kazakhstan’s Multi-Vector Foreign Policy

Of all the Central Asian states, Kazakhstan has been most successful in balancing its foreign relations with a variety of global powers. The country has even branded its foreign policy…

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Forcing Kiev’s Hand: Why Russia Won’t Accept a Frozen Conflict in Ukraine

(Foreign Affairs) Viewed from Washington, the conflict in Ukraine's east seems to have reached a plateau. Despite several cease-fire agreements, fighting along the frontlines has never ceased completely. Yet the…

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New Policy Memo: Can EU-Belarusian Relations Be Reset?

It is common to portray the European Union (and the United States) as unwaveringly in support of isolating Belarus. The reality is somewhat different. Over the last two decades, EU-Belarusian…

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Putin’s Pivot to China: Profit-Free, but Problem-Rich

(EDM) China will host a huge military parade in Beijing on September 3, and President Vladimir Putin will be in attendance—returning President Xi Jinping’s earlier gesture of Sino-Russian partnership, which the…

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New Policy Memo: The New Silk Road Initiative: Are Its Economic Underpinnings Sound?

In 2011, then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rolled out a plan for Central and South Asia: “Let’s work together to create a new Silk Road. Not a single thoroughfare…

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New Policy Memo: Promoting Islam within the “Russian World”: The Cases of Tatarstan and Chechnya

Tatarstan and Chechnya, two federal republics with strong Islamic elements in their regional identities, have nimbly positioned themselves within the “Russian world,” an ideological concept that has increased in prominence…

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Commentary | Комментарии

No Good News for Russia’s Economy

Why a new Cold War can be avoided

Putin’s Syrian intrigue has yielded zero dividends

New Memo: One Nation, Two Languages? National Identity and Language Policy in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine

Let Putin try to improve the hopeless situation in Syria

Eurasian Visions: Integration and Geopolitics in Central Asia

New Policy Memo: The Ukraine Conflict and the Future of Kazakhstan’s Multi-Vector Foreign Policy

Forcing Kiev’s Hand: Why Russia Won’t Accept a Frozen Conflict in Ukraine

New Policy Memo: Can EU-Belarusian Relations Be Reset?

Putin’s Pivot to China: Profit-Free, but Problem-Rich

New Policy Memo: The New Silk Road Initiative: Are Its Economic Underpinnings Sound?

New Policy Memo: Promoting Islam within the “Russian World”: The Cases of Tatarstan and Chechnya