Ukraine’s False Choice
(FP) There are no winners in the geopolitical tug of war between Russia and the West. The recent headlines about the alleged leaked recording of U.S. officials discussing the crisis…
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Winning the Peace by Failing in Geneva: How to Work the Syria Negotiations
(Foreign Affairs) (Article co-authored by Samuel Charap and Jeremy Shapiro) Later this month, the United States, Russia, key regional states, and other members of the international community will attend the Geneva…
Kiev Isn’t Ready for Europe
(The New York Times) (By Samuel Charap and Keith Darden) — The outcome of Viktor F. Yanukovich’s trip to Moscow on Tuesday was sobering for Western officials. After backing away…
Russia, the West and the Integration Dilemma
(Journal article) (By Samuel Charap and Mikhail Troitskiy) — On 28-29 November, the leaders of the six countries designated by the European Union as members of its Eastern Partnership (EaP)…
Дилемма интеграции на постсоветском пространстве – Как не зайти в тупик после Вильнюса
(Россия в глобальной политике) Лидеры Азербайджана, Армении, Белоруссии, Грузии, Молдавии и Украины – государств, выбранных Европейским союзом для участия в программе «Восточное партнерство», – встретятся 28–29 ноября в Вильнюсе с…
The Right Case for European Conventional Arms Control in 2013
When raising the topic of European conventional arms control (CAC) these days in Washington, one should be prepared for quizzical expressions from interlocutors. With crises in Syria and Iran, the…
U.S.-Russia Relationship Stuck in the Soviet Era
(The Moscow Times) It should be obvious to any observer of international affairs that the U.S.-Russia relationship matters for both countries and for the world. But the fact that such…
The Snowden Sideshow
(Foreign Policy) On August 7, the White House finally ended the suspense about whether or not President Barack Obama would visit Moscow after the G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg this…
How the US Can Move Russia on Syria
(IISS Voices) For those who miss the comforting certainties of the Cold War, US–Russian animosity over the Syrian tragedy seems a welcome throwback to the era of proxy battles for strategic…
Beyond the Russian Reset
(The National Interest) With the recent downturn in U.S.-Russian relations, observers in both Washington and Moscow have remarked upon the cyclical nature of this key bilateral relationship. As Fyodor Lukyanov,…