How Does Russia Identify Itself?
There are unexpected paradoxes in today’s political debate in Russia. On one hand, mass-scale protests have made clear that there is great demand for acceptance of Western norms of…
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The Kremlin’s Message to Europe: It Could Have Been Worse
On March 19, the CDU/CSU fraction of the German Bundestag hosted a day-long discussion, “Russia After the Elections: Modernization or Stagnation?”. It became clear to me that Russia, in spite…
Russia has not sent troops to Syria
Various sensationalist media accounts yesterday and this morning have been reporting that Russia has sent some sort of anti-terror troops to Syria. The whole media frenzy seems to go…
Lessons for Russia’s Neighborhood Policy
In Berlin on March 8, 2012, the European Council for Foreign Relations hosted a discussion under a catchy title: "More Europe for Germany?". Participants—Wolfgang Schauble (finance minister), Jurgen Trittin…
The State of Russia’s Airborne Troops
A few days ago, NVO published a lengthy interview by Viktor Litovkin with General Vladimir Shamanov, the commander of Russia’s airborne troops. Litovkin got answers to some questions that have…
The Russia–EU Neighborhood After Russia’s Presidential Election
With Vladimir Putin heading back to the Kremlin amid large-scale demands for political change, one key question is: Will Russian foreign policy toward the EU and its immediate neighbors…
Why Putin’s Re-Election Means Turbulence Ahead
(Foreign Policy) When it comes to Russia’s political future, the only guarantee is uncertainty. Yes, on Sunday Vladimir Putin will be elected president of Russia for a six-year term, with…
Can the U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Survive Russia’s Presidential Election?
(CAP) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is poised to win the Russian presidential election this Sunday despite the rise of an unprecedented protest movement against him. The prospect of Putin’s…
Quick Poll Results: Syria, Russia
Quick Poll of PONARS Eurasia Members Q: The press is offering several reasons for Russia preventing international intervention in Syria. What are the TOP Kremlin concerns? PONARS Eurasia members could…
“Russian Federation 2012”
"Russian Federation 2012: A Short-Term Prognoses" Editors: Viatcheslav Morozov, Karmo Tuur February 2012 © Academic Centre for Baltic and Russian Studies, University of Tartu (www.tyk.ee) Among the contributors are…