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Young Russian Professionals are Harshly Critical of their Country’s Foreign Policy

I just finished a series of interviews and focus groups with young Russian professionals about Russia’s current foreign policies. The research was commissioned by the Gorchakov and the “Nasledie…

How Does Russia Identify Itself?

There are unexpected paradoxes in today’s political debate in Russia. On one hand, mass-scale protests have made clear that there is great demand for acceptance of Western norms of…

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The Sivas Case and Turkey’s Credibility Problem Regarding Syria

At issue here is the recent decision to dismiss the cases against five defendants in the Sivas Massacre trial because of the statute of limitations, and the AKP government’s…

The Kremlin’s Message to Europe: It Could Have Been Worse

On March 19, the CDU/CSU fraction of the German Bundestag hosted a day-long discussion, “Russia After the Elections: Modernization or Stagnation?”. It became clear to me that Russia, in spite…

Russia has not sent troops to Syria

Various sensationalist media accounts yesterday and this morning have been reporting that Russia has sent some sort of anti-terror troops to Syria. The whole media frenzy seems to go…

Moldova’s New President: Chalk One Up for Parliamentary Systems

Moldova’s parliament on March 16 finally elected a president, Supreme Magistrate Council Chair and Judge Nicolae Timofti. This outcome illustrates the promise of non-presidential systems to generate compromise even…

How to save money on the military

In last Friday’s NVO, Ruslan Pukhov takes on the always controversial topic of how to reduce military expenditures. He notes that the plans set out by President Putin in…

Lessons for Russia’s Neighborhood Policy

In Berlin on March 8, 2012, the European Council for Foreign Relations hosted a discussion under a catchy title: "More Europe for Germany?". Participants—Wolfgang Schauble (finance minister), Jurgen Trittin…

The State of Russia’s Airborne Troops

A few days ago, NVO published a lengthy interview by Viktor Litovkin with General Vladimir Shamanov, the commander of Russia’s airborne troops. Litovkin got answers to some questions that have…

The Russia–EU Neighborhood After Russia’s Presidential Election

With Vladimir Putin heading back to the Kremlin amid large-scale demands for political change, one key question is: Will Russian foreign policy toward the EU and its immediate neighbors…

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French Constitutional Court Overturns Armenian Genocide Denial Law

The French highest court decision last Tuesday to overturn the “Armenian genocide bill” brought the most recent confrontation over Turkey’s refusal to accept the genocide label for the 1915…

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Quick Poll Results: Syria, Russia

Quick Poll of PONARS Eurasia Members Q: The press is offering several reasons for Russia preventing international intervention in Syria. What are the TOP Kremlin concerns? PONARS Eurasia members could…

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Commentary | Комментарии

Young Russian Professionals are Harshly Critical of their Country’s Foreign Policy

How Does Russia Identify Itself?

The Sivas Case and Turkey’s Credibility Problem Regarding Syria

The Kremlin’s Message to Europe: It Could Have Been Worse

Russia has not sent troops to Syria

Moldova’s New President: Chalk One Up for Parliamentary Systems

How to save money on the military

Lessons for Russia’s Neighborhood Policy

The State of Russia’s Airborne Troops

The Russia–EU Neighborhood After Russia’s Presidential Election

French Constitutional Court Overturns Armenian Genocide Denial Law

Quick Poll Results: Syria, Russia