Russia, Syria and the Doctrine of Intervention
(Journal Article) Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, there have been intermittent hopes that Moscow might play a constructive diplomatic role in resolving it. But the focus on Russia…
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US-Russia Relations in Obama’s Second Term (Video)
(Video) Reflections on the 'reset' and prospects for the future. The US-Russia reset was a hallmark of President Barack Obama's first-term foreign policy. The bilateral relationship produced several key outcomes,…
Why Russia Won’t Help on Syria
(New York Times) With all the high-level diplomatic visits to Moscow and accompanying news headlines, a casual observer might easily conclude that Russia holds the key to resolving the Syrian…
Russia and the G20
(Policy Paper) Russia occupies a unique place among the G20 in that it is also a member of both the G8 and the newly created BRICS, the association of Brazil,…
The Tymoshenko Verdict and Ukraine’s European Future
Western Policymakers Need to Focus on the Institutional Rot in Europe’s Eastern Neighborhood By Samuel Charap | October 13, 2011 | © Center for American Progress Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s former prime…
In Russia, Turning Back the Clock
(Op-ed) The New York Times, September 29, 2011 On Saturday, the world learned that Vladimir V. Putin, Russia’s current prime minister and former president, will return to the Kremlin in…
In Focus: Can the Reset Change Russia?
Samuel Charap of the Center for American Progress argues in a July 23 Washington Post op-ed (“U.S. Needs to Carefully Plot Engagement with Russia”) that civil society “still plays a…