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Accessing the Inaccessible: The Case for Opening Up Russia’s Closed Cities

The selling of weapons-related nuclear knowledge by Russian scientists for economic gain constitutes a threat to US national security. Some estimate that the number of Russian scientists seeking permanent employment…

Russia’s Periphery in the Global Arena: Do Regions Matter in the Kremlin’s Foreign Policy?

The conventional wisdom is that since the collapse of Communism the regions and republics of the Russian Federation have taken advantage of political and economic decentralization to articulate and conduct…

Too Much of a Good Thing? High Oil Prices and Russian Monetary Policy

The gloom that followed the August 1998 financial crisis has given way, in some circles, to euphoria. In the first half of 2000, the Russian economy grew by 7.5% compared…

Will the West Reduce Russia’s Debt?

Having successfully rescheduled its debt to foreign commercial banks through the London Club last fall and obtained a reduction of principal and interest rates, Russia now turns to the Paris…

Russia’s Path to a New Regional Policy

In August 1990 Boris Yeltsin traveled to Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, to urge the local authorities to "take as much autonomy as you can swallow." Ten years later, newly…

Russia’s Views on Cruise Missiles in the Context

The abysmal state of Russia's conventional forces has caused Moscow to rely on nuclear weapons to ensure its security. This reliance was formalized in Russia's military doctrine, which states that…

The Politics of Labor Code Reform in Putin’s Russia

The recent announcement of a merger between the pro-Kremlin Unity party and Yuri Luzhkov's Fatherland movement (arguably the foremost anti-Kremlin force in the 1999 Duma campaign) was viewed by knowledgeable…

Gubernatorial Elections in the Volgograd Region: Do They Matter?

Late in 2000, a series of gubernatorial elections will be held in 34 regions of Russia. The elections are complicated by the ongoing reformation of the Russian federal system undertaken…

A Sober Second Look: Reassessing the Logic of Missile Defense

Debates regarding American implementation of a national missile defense (NMD) and theater missile defense (TMD) systems designed to shoot down incoming nuclear missiles have so far focused on such issues…

Islam in Russian Society and Politics: Survival and Expansion

In modern times, whether "healthy" or "sick" from an economic and political standpoint, Russia has managed to preoccupy outside observers with the changing condition of its psyche. What was known…

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