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Promoting Activism or Professionalism in Russia’s Civil Society?

Most scholars and development professionals agree that a stable democracy requires a strong civil society. For this reason, many assistance agencies rightfully have made promoting civil society a key objective…

Institutional Decline in the Russian Military: Exit, Voice, and Corruption

Memo #: 67 Series: 1 PDF URL: http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/ponars/pm_0067.pdf

Will We See a New Russian Security Policy After the Elections?

Concerns about security among the Russian people have peaked at levels not seen since the disintegration of the USSR. Today it is obvious that security issues will become very popular…

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…

Russia and Regional Multilateral Security

There is a sharp contrast between how Russia views NATO and issues of European security and how Russia views the US-led security alliances in Asia with Japan (JASA) and Korea…

Globalization and American Policy Toward Russia

This memo deals with globalization and its implications for US policy toward Russia. Accordingly, the first order of business is a brief working definition. As used here globalization has three…

Russian Security Policy and the Prospects for Multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific

With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the decline of Russian military and economic power, Moscow lost much of its former influence in the Asia-Pacific region (APR). Many regional…

Western Policy on Chechnya: Rationalizing Relations with Russia?

Since Russia launched its "anti-terrorist campaign" in Chechnya in the fall of 1999, the West has stepped up criticism of Moscow's actions in the North Caucasus. While recognizing the lack…

The Domestic Politics of NATO Expansion in Russia: Implications for American Foreign Policy

For two years, opponents of NATO expansion both in Russia and the West have warned that the act of inviting former Warsaw Pact countries into the Western alliance would bolster…

In Its Own Image: Toward a Re-conceptualization of Central Asia

With the collapse of the USSR came the dislocation of the Soviet republics–not only from their former political and economic status within the former Soviet Union, but also from their…

US Policy and Russia’s Economic Plight: Lessons from the Meltdown

This policy memo discusses economic reform in Russia and the role of the US government between 1992 and 1998. It begins by reviewing the general strategy of shock therapy in…

Short-Term Compromises and Long-Term Dangers for Russian-American Security Cooperation

Russia's current economic and military weakness should not make anyone complacent about the long-term potential for a resurgent Russian threat to international security. Now is the time for the United…

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