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Chechnya: The Military’s Golden Opportunity to Emerge as an Important Political Player in Russia

The convergence of a number of factors–both domestic and foreign–has provided the Russian military with a golden opportunity to increase its power in Russian politics. The conduct of the Russian…

Security Implications of the Russian Identity Crisis

Western policymakers and their scholarly advisers seem to focus primarily on the oligarchical interests of the Russian elite rather than on long-range societal processes. This memo is an attempt to…

Access, Influence and Policy Change: The Multiple Roles of NGOs in Post-Soviet States

July 23, 2012

The US government, American foundations, and international agencies have devoted significant sums over the past decade to promoting the activities of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Russia and other former Soviet…

Civil-Military Relations in Russia and the Chechnya Conflict

A number of recent developments have provoked unease in both Russia and the West about the state of Russia's civil-military relations. The Russian army's massive campaign in Chechnya, forceful comments…

Changing Rules for Russian Roulette? Rethinking the Soldier, State and Society in Russia

The Russian military's attempt to shape the Kosovo peace settlement through its move into Pristina should not have come as such a shock to Western diplomats. It is only the…

Russian-Ukrainian Relations After Ukraine’s Elections

At the moment, the dynamics of Russian-Ukrainian relations are defined by two sets of contradictory trends. On the one hand, Russia and Ukraine are obviously drifting apart. On the other…

Western Policy on Chechnya: Rationalizing Relations with Russia?

Since Russia launched its "anti-terrorist campaign" in Chechnya in the fall of 1999, the West has stepped up criticism of Moscow's actions in the North Caucasus. While recognizing the lack…

The Spread of Violence in Russian Business in the Late 1990s

There is much speculation that Russian business is coming through an age of "wild market" with no well-established rules and conventions shared by entrepreneurs today. In this memo I consider…

Will We See a New Russian Security Policy After the Elections?

Concerns about security among the Russian people have peaked at levels not seen since the disintegration of the USSR. Today it is obvious that security issues will become very popular…

Institutional Decline in the Russian Military: Exit, Voice, and Corruption

Memo #: 67 Series: 1 PDF URL: http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/ponars/pm_0067.pdf

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