Developing New Measurements of State Institutional Capacity
Most would agree that state institutional capacity is the ability of the state to provide goods and services that the state is responsible for, although many would disagree on what…
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The Not-So-Great Game in Central Asia
The recent request of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to the United States to set deadlines for the temporary use of its bases in Central Asia, and Uzbekistan’s subsequent demand…
Ethnic Migration: A Challenge to Russian Border Security?
Russia is one of the world’s top destinations for migrants, mainly from post-Soviet states but also increasingly from elsewhere in Asia, especially China. While precise assessments differ, the number of…
Interacting through Migration: How Can Russia Benefit and Learn From Its Asian Neighbors?
Has Russia been missing out on the economic benefits of labor migration—particularly to and from Asia—and if so, in what manner and to what extent? What lessons or best practices…
Enlarging the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Is Iran a Viable Member?
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established on June 15, 2001, by a declaration adopted by six states: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The SCO evolved from mechanisms…
Russia’s Relationship with China After September 11
Putin’s decision that Russia would join and actively support the U.S. fight against international terrorism potentially changes to a very significant degree Russia’s constellation of relations in the Far East.…
Russia’s Strategic Partnerships and Global Security
In the first post-Cold War decade the international system has experienced a period of relative peace among the great powers not seen since the Concert of Europe made its debut…
The Chinese are Coming: Public Opinion and Threat Perception in the Russian Far East
Unpublished data from the passport and visa registration service of Primorsky krai, interdepartmental memos from the Pacific Regional Directorate of the Russian Federal Border Service, and this author's interviews with…
What Is At Stake For The United States In The Sino-Russian Friendship Treaty?
The new Treaty on Good-Neighborly Relations, Friendship, and Cooperation signed by Russia and China on July 16, 2001, was immediately discounted by the Bush administration as merely a reaffirmation of…
Foreign Policy Under Putin: Pro-Western Pragmatism Might Be a Greater Challenge to the West
As Russia prepares for early presidential elections, the foreign policy strategy of the most likely winner–acting President Vladimir Putin–is the subject of much speculation. Will he be pro- or anti-Western?…