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Russia’s Virtual War Against Georgia: Risks of a PR Offensive

Georgia is the only post-Soviet neighbor—and, in fact, the only country in the world—with which Russia has a protracted and carefully cultivated political conflict that periodically escalates and generates serious…

Putin Reconstitutes Russia’s Great Power Status

That Russia is a great power appears to be an axiom of world politics, a point of reference accepted even by those who venture advice along the “Forget Moscow” line. Countering reams…

Putin’s European Project: Derailed or Set Back in Reformatting?

The November 25, 2004 Russia-EU summit, dominated by disagreement over elections in Ukraine, marked a record low point in Russia’s relations with Europe. Putin probably regretted his decision to postpone this…

President Putin and His Generals: Bureaucratic Control and War-Fighting Culture

Since the attacks on the United States on September 11, Russian president Vladimir Putin has moved Russia decisively toward the West, staking out a prominent place in the U.S.-led antiterrorist…

The Russian Navy after the Kursk: Still Proud but with Poor Navigation

Raising the giant Russian nuclear submarine Kursk after it sank on August 12, 2000, in the Barents Sea and then delivering it safely to dry dock at Roslyakovo, near Murmansk,…

Putin’s Court: How the Military Fits In

The style of Vladimir Putin's presidency, while slightly unpronounced as yet, has certain unmistakable militaristic features. On many occasions during his first year–awarding gift knives to soldiers in Chechnya, congratulating…

Will Russia Go for a Military Victory in Chechnya?

Six full weeks after the December 1999 parliamentary elections, Russian troops managed to raise their flags over the familiar ruins of the presidential palace in Grozny. Victory has been proclaimed…

How Will Russia Approach a New Libya?

Pavel Baev, PONARS Eurasia member and research professor at the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), discusses Russian-Libyan relations in the following article: Gone Are the Days By Dan Peleschuk…

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