The Kremlin’s New Policy Toward the US
(RAD) Abstract: Following the election of Donald Trump as president of the US, the Kremlin officially announced its conditions for improving relations between the two countries, including demands that it did…
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The Role of Russia in the US Presidential Elections
(RAD) Abstract: Russia played an unusually large role in the chaotic 2016 American presidential election. President Vladimir Putin was an object of debate between the two candidates, while the Russian…
Orttung: Russia’s scientific community was working on climate issues long before they caught on in the West
(Fusion) Seemingly every week a big news item draws attention to the close relationship between President-elect Donald Trump and Russia. With the announcement that Trump is nominating ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as…
Hale: It’s anybody’s guess how well Tillerson will work out
(VOA) President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Monday that he would announce his choice for secretary of state this morning. Several news U.S. organizations – most citing anonymous sources within Trump's transition team…
Lucan Way: “Savchenko is one of the very few patriotic heroes to come out of an otherwise disastrous war with Russia”
(CBC) After nearly two years in a Russian prison Nadiya Savchenko can report from the belly of the beast. People listen to her, too. As one of Ukraine's first female military…
Russia’s Fake News Offensive [AUDIO]
(KPFK Radio) Host: We examine the role of fake news manufactured by Russian Intelligence that was inserted into the U.S. media during the election campaign to undermine Hillary Clinton and…
Strategic Solidarity: How Central Asia Responds to the Kremlin’s Exhortations
(PONARS Policy Memo) The Central Asian states have endeavored over the past two decades to maintain the appropriate amount of distance from the regional hegemon, Russia. They have sought to balance…
Sonin: Long-term stagnation is the most important and thus worrying signal of the Russian economy
(NEE) It is no secret that innovation is responsible for as much as 80 per cent of economic growth. Not surprisingly, given the current situation in the global economy, especially…
Orttung: Russia uses our technologies and values against us to sow doubt
(Washington Post) The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing…
Markedonov: Russia is focused on maintaining the status quo in Armenia and Azerbaijan; supplies arms to both sides
(Asbarez) In its fifteen-year young history, the AGBU Asbeds has succeeded in engaging the Armenian-American community through a range of culturally, educationally, and socially enriching events, perhaps the most highly…