NATO’s Role in the Wider Black Sea Area
The scope of actors currently engaged in the Wider Black Sea Area (WBSA) is unparalleled for the region. It includes not only states but a number of international organizations, blocs,…
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Slowly But Surely?: The European Neighborhood Policy as a New Framework for Transatlantic Integration
In the aftermath of the April 2008 North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit, there is a need to conceptually rethink the Euro-Atlantic agenda in post-Soviet Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. The…
Ideological Aspects of Georgian-U.S.-Russian Relations
This memo deals with the place of ideology in post-Soviet affairs with regard to U.S.-Russian relations. More specifically, it explores possible reasons behind the particularly fierce rivalry between the United…
NATO and Russia After the Bucharest Summit: Is a New Security Agenda Feasible?
Changes of administration in both Russia and the United States provide some ground to anticipate a “fresh start” in U.S.-Russian relations. One of the most troublesome areas on the agenda…
A Velvet Divorce
In 2005, it became clear that the recent cooling of Russian-Western relations does not represent a short-term phenomena, and might dominate the foreign policy landscape until Russian and U.S. presidential…
The Foreign Policy of Ukraine: One Year After the Orange Revolution
It has been a year since the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. This year has been enough to produce substantial material for analysis, considering the changing dynamics of the situation within…
Ukraine’s Search for a Regional Foreign Policy: One Year After the Orange Revolution
The Borjomi declaration of Ukraine and Georgia in August 2005, and the first summit of the widely-announced Community for Democratic Choice (CDC) scheduled for December 1-2, 2005, have set an…
Rejoining Europe?: The Socializing Power of European Institutions
Recent months have witnessed a heated debate between the United States and its European allies over basic foreign policy strategies. Played out largely in discussions over the war on terror, headline stories…
Is Russia Really an Ally?
U.S.-Russian relations have been strengthened considerably over the last year. Two developments led to this improvement: Russian president Vladimir Putin’s support for the United States in the aftermath of the…
Partners In Need: U.S.-Russian Cooperation on and Approaches to Anti-terrorism
Shaken to the core by the September 11 attacks, the United States naturally took the leading role in the global fight against terrorism. By demonstrating that even unprecedented military might…