Why Putin Wants Us to Believe He’s Crazy
(Slate) The outcome of the crisis in Ukraine depends to an unusual extent on the intentions of one man: Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the last few weeks, since the…
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How To Prevent the Crisis In Ukraine From Escalating
The First World War has been described by some scholars as the war no one wanted. An alliance of Britain, France, and Russia was wary of the rising power of…
The Lobby Hobby: How Small Countries Buy Respect Abroad
The post-Soviet states have recently begun to excel in the nebulous world of global public relations. The elements of this approach to foreign policy include, but are not limited to,…
Why the Carrot Isn’t Working, Either
(Foreign Policy) (Co-author: Scott Radnitz) — The Chinese government thinks it can thwart unrest among ethnic minorities by raising their incomes. But prosperity doesn't buy loyalty. — On Oct. 28,…
Spinning the Spillover: Why NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan Does Not Pose a Threat to Central Asia
As the war in Afghanistan winds down, the United States is at a turning point in fashioning policy toward Central Asia. If the 10 years beginning in 1991 focused broadly…
Will Afghanistan Take Central Asia Down with It?
(The National Interest) (Co-author: Scott Radnitz) While U.S. foreign-policy makers are currently preoccupied with the Middle East—chaos in Egypt, raging civil war in Syria and ongoing violence in Libya—military strategists…
Применение теории внешних заговоров в качестве инструмента внутриполитической жизни на Кавказе
С давних времен в памяти народов Южного Кавказ глубоко укоренилась традиция восприятия своего региона как пешки в геополитических играх великих держав. Эта традиция была закреплена российско-персидскими войнами начала ХIХ…
Political Patronage in Uncertain Times (Event Video)
(Panel Discussion) The Harriman Institute held an event titled "Political Patronage in Uncertain Times: Russia, Central Asia, and the Middle East" on February 7, 2013, within their “Corruption and Patronage”…
The Politics of Foreign Intrigue
The South Caucasus has inherited deeply ingrained historical narratives of being a pawn in games of geopolitical intrigue, from the Persian-Russian wars of the early 19th century, to the region’s…
Yawning through the Arab Spring: Resilient Regimes in Central Asia and the Caucasus
In the weeks and months after the January 25 Revolution in Egypt, there was hope among commentators and opposition figures that some post-Soviet regimes might be equally susceptible to uprisings…