Moscow International Security Conference 2016 edition
Last week, I was once again in attendance at the Russian MOD’s Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS). This was the fifth such conference and the third that I’ve attended. In the…
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Putin reshuffles top officials; Kudrin reappointed
(Business Insider) President Vladimir Putin has carried out a major reshuffling of Russia's law enforcement in attempts to take an even stronger grasp of the country, the Financial Times reports. In…
Russia Seeks to Reenergize Its Pivot to the East
(EDM) Over the past several years, whenever Moscow entered into a difficult encounter on the Western “front,” it has typically tried to show interest in expanding ties in the Asia-Pacific. In…
Petrov: Three possible outcomes for the Russian regime
(Business Insider) Russia is facing a governmental crisis that could radically alter the shape and structure of the country in the coming years. According to Nikolay Petrov, a visiting fellow at the…
Russia’s Aggressive-Repressive Policies Bring No Long-Term Gains
(EDM) Claims of “stability” and “confidence” shaped President Vladimir Putin’s answers to the carefully selected questions posed during his annual 220-minute-long live TV call-in program, which aired on April 14.…
Coping with Economic Crisis in Russia’s Regions: the Case of Tatarstan
(RAD) Russia’s regional governments play a crucial role in maintaining social and economic stability in the country. This article looks at the main strategies developed by the government of the Republic of…
US-Russian relations: The middle cannot hold
(Routledge) (Co-authored with J. Shapiro) The Obama administration has stated its intention to avoid a new Cold War, but it has also demonstrated little interest in addressing the core issue in…
Putin’s downfall: The coming crisis of the Russian regime
(ECFR) The current trajectory of the Russian regime is unstable and without dramatic change it will crumble within the next year, according to a leading Russia specialist. “Putin’s downfall: The…
Blurring the line between nuclear and nonnuclear weapons: Increasing the risk of accidental nuclear war?
(Routledge) In the past few months, there have been a number of provocative events between Russia and the West: Russian jets buzz US warships in the Black Sea. Turkey, a…
How Putin Changed the Balance of Power Among Russia’s Elite (Op-Ed)
(Moscow Times) As is often the case in Russia, the creation of the National Guard was long anticipated, and therefore, caught everyone by surprise. The sheer scale of the restructuring has affected practically every branch of the siloviki. The Interior Ministry…