The Nuclear Element in Russia’s Asymmetric Warfare Strategies
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) As events in recent years have made clear, Vladimir Putin’s Russia operates by a Cold War logic that divides the globe into spheres of influence: a “balanced…
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The danger of Russian and Turkish competitive machismo in Syria
(Brookings) (Co-authored with Jeremy Shapiro) The downing of a Russian jet by Turkish fighters has brought the dangers posed by Moscow's intervention in Syria into sharp relief. While the Russian…
The Russian government has just asked 12 million citizens to forget about their ethnic identity
Vladimir Medinsky may be the undoing of the current Russian regime. As Minister of Culture, Medinsky is not in any formal sense a powerful person. But ever since President Vladimir…
Tkachenko: The Russian economy cannot replace what Turkey exports
(Daily Sabah) Russia will restrict its imports of Turkish fruit and vegetables as part of a new group of sanctions following Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane last week. Turkey, on…
Gorenburg: The differing interests of countries involved in Syria make working together a difficult proposition now
(RFE/RL) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country does not want an escalation in tensions with Russia after its jets shot down a Russian Su-24 warplane that Ankara said had…
Kurilla: The end of the Yeltsin era was when we said good-bye to independent journalism
(The Moscow Times) The opening of the center devoted to the legacy of Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first president, on Nov. 25 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, came on the heels of speculations surfacing among politicians that the notorious presidential…
Marten: It seems like Putin expresses anger in ways that actually shoot Russia in the foot
(PBS Newshour) Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering sanctions against Turkey in retaliation for Turkey shooting down a Russian warplane on Tuesday. Turkey says the Syria-bound Russian plane had entered…
Russia Under President Vladimir Putin (Event Video)
(C-Span) Nikolay Petrov and Brian Taylor talked about the domestic politics, economy, and foreign policy of Russia under President Vladimir Putin. Other topics included Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Russian…
Shipbuilding Constraints Drive Downsized but Potent Russian Navy
(CIMSEC) Official announcements related to naval shipbuilding give the appearance of a Russian Navy that is undergoing a rapid revival. However, the reality is that many projects have faced lengthy…
Is Putin’s Popularity Real?
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Vladimir Putin has managed to achieve and maintain strikingly high public approval ratings throughout his time as president and prime minister of Russia. Kremlin spin doctors…