New Policy Memo: Russian-Belarusian Relations after Vilnius: Old Wine in New Bottles?

Tension in the relationship between Belarus and Russia has remained in the shadow of the more visible discord between Russia and Ukraine, stemming from the latter’s now-spoiled efforts to sign…

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Russia, the West and the Integration Dilemma

(Journal article) (By Samuel Charap and Mikhail Troitskiy) — On 28-29 November, the leaders of the six countries designated by the European Union as members of its Eastern Partnership (EaP)…

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“Russia First” Policy in Retreat?

Perhaps the best explanation for the proverbial Russia-centrism in German foreign policy is Berlin's excessive expectations of Russia in recent years. Nowadays, however, Germany faces hard challenges in its policy…

Russian-Belarusian Relations after Vilnius: Old Wine in New Bottles?

Tension in the relationship between Belarus and Russia has remained in the shadow of the more visible discord between Russia and Ukraine, stemming from the latter’s now-spoiled efforts to sign…

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Putin’s Ukrainian Triumph Is a Major Setback for Russia

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) The Ukrainian government’s shocking decision to put on hold the process of finalizing the Association Agreement with the European Union, announced last Thursday (November 21), a week…

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Берлин может взять на вооружение аргументы Кремля

На первый взгляд, Германию и Россию многое объединяет. Оба государства мыслят себя в рамках "большой Европы" и пытаются найти оптимальное сочетание национального суверенитета и интеграционных проектов, односторонних действий и многосторонней…

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Policy Memo: Central Asian Military and Security Forces: Assessing the Impact of Foreign Assistance

As the drawdown of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan has accelerated in preparation for the end of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2014, media attention has come to focus on…

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Policy Memo: Russia and the Geopolitics of Natural Gas: Leveraging or Succumbing to Revolution?

The changing natural gas landscape—driven by the rise of liquid natural gas (LNG) projects, unconventional boom in North America, protracted global economic slowdown, post-Fukushima recalibration in the nuclear sector, and…

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Policy Memo: How Much Would It Hurt? Exploring Russia’s Vulnerability to a Drop in Energy Prices

Russia’s economy is obviously energy-reliant, but how vulnerable does that make it in practical terms? What would happen if global energy prices dropped significantly? In the shadow of the shale…

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Policy Memo: How Russia’s Energy “Weapon” Turned into an Oil Pillow and Gas Rattle

The transformation of the global energy market has been so swift that strategic thinkers have had difficulty internalizing the consequences of a massive expansion of supply. In the United States,…

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