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International Terrorism in the Southern Tier: Perceived or Real Threat to Russia’s Security?

The struggle against international terrorism has become one of Russia's top declared foreign policy priorities. The threat posed to Russia's security by international terrorism is usually described as the consolidation…

Securitizing Russia’s Debt

Getting Russia's foreign debt right is crucial to Western security. More than IMF programs, cooperatively dismantling nuclear weapons, or meeting terrorist threats, forging the basis for constructive Russian international integration…

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…

An Overview of Bush Administration Policy and Priorities on Russia

To provide an overview of Bush administration policy on Russia, in March and April 2001 I interviewed individuals responsible or soon to be responsible for formulating US policy toward Russia.…

The Social Cost of Russian Military Reform: Redefining Priorities for US Assistance

There are three conventional arguments about the evolution of the Russian armed forces over the past decade. The first one is that despite numerous programs, concepts and highlevel statements, practically…

EU Enlargement in the Baltic Sea Region and Russia: Obvious Problems, Unclear Solutions

An analysis of the implications for Russia of European Union (EU) enlargement to include Poland and the Baltic states should give Russia cause for alarm. This memo explains why, at…

Ukraine, Russia, and US Policy

Although Ukraine was briefly independent at the end of World War I and was occupied by the Nazis during World War II, those were the only gaps in the roughly…

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