Toward a U.S. Policy on Chechnya
Co-author: Scott Lindsay U.S. policy on Chechnya must bridge three objectives: cooperating with Russia on counterterrorism, stopping abuses in the conduct of the war in Chechnya, and finding a political…
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U.S. Assistance to Russian NGOs: Securing Global Governance from Below
This memorandum argues that President George W. Bush’s administration should complement its diplomatic rapprochement with Russia with continued, even enhanced, support for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the Russian Third Sector.…
How Russians Think about Chechnya
Human rights activists have documented mass graves, disappearances and torture, as well as the indiscriminate use of force by Russian federal forces against civilians in the current war in Chechnya.…
President Putin and His Generals: Bureaucratic Control and War-Fighting Culture
Since the attacks on the United States on September 11, Russian president Vladimir Putin has moved Russia decisively toward the West, staking out a prominent place in the U.S.-led antiterrorist…
What Happens When Russia is the West’s Ally? Some Historical Geopolitical Regularities
The geopolitical history of balance of power suggests that Russia is simply too big to be the West’s ally in normal times. In a pattern that has held for more…
The Disconnect in How Russians Think about Human Rights and Chechnya: A Consequence of Media Manipulation
Despite considerable evidence collected by Russian and Western organizations of human rights abuses in Chechnya and a roll back in civil liberties in other spheres of life in Russia, survey data suggest…
Central Asia’s Stability and Russia’s Security
In August 2000, as in 1999, Islamic rebels tested the strength of Central Asian government forces. Kyrgyzstan was badly hit again; what is more, Uzbek soldiers struggled to battle the…
The Development of Self-Employment in Russia
Despite the important economic, social, and political roles the self-employed can potentially play in Russia's market transition process, little is known about the extent of self-employment, the composition of the…
Russian Nationalism and Vladimir Putin’s Russia
Nationalism is a political ideology which holds that: 1) a nation exists with identifiable members and unique collective characteristics; 2) the nation is the chief source of political authority; and…
Why the United States Should Cede its Russia Policy to Europe
The usual criticism of American policy toward Russia is that it is somehow wrong or misguided. I argue the problem is far more fundamental than that: the United States would…