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Why Trump’s Bid to Improve U.S.-Russian Relations Backfired in Congress

(PONARS Policy Memo) One of Donald Trump’s 2016 keynote foreign policy pledges was to improve relations with Russia. Few would have predicted that after a year in office, his plan would…

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VIDEO: Atlantic Council book discussion with Hale, Yatsyk: Boris Nemtsov and Russian Politics

The Atlantic Council and the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies held a book discussion on Boris Nemtsov and Russian Politics: Power and Resistance. On the night of February 27,…

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Why Georgia’s Lessons for Russia Don’t Apply in Ukraine

(Carnegie Moscow Center) Those in Moscow who believe that all is not lost for Russia in Ukraine, citing the example of Georgia, which is gradually normalizing relations with Russia despite the…

2017 Year in Review: Russian Domestic Politics

(RAD) Abstract: 2017 was a year of tactical successes for Russia’s authoritarian regime. On the domestic front, it remains unchallenged, despite continuing economic problems, growing protests and increasing disappointments among elites and…

What Will Replace Russia’s Dwindling Trump-Euphoria? Russian Foreign Policy Viewpoints Today

(PONARS Policy Memo) One year into Donald Trump’s presidency is a good time to scrutinize the views held by the mainstream parts of the Russian foreign policy establishment. In a nutshell,…

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Has the Scare in Moscow Over the US ‘Kremlin List’ Evaporated?

(EDM) The paramount news in Moscow last week was the United States Department of the Treasury’s release of the long-expected report on senior Russian political figures and oligarchs—the so-called “Kremlin…

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Szakonyi: By ignoring the mandate to impose new Russia sanctions, the Trump administration is goading Congress

(Russia Matters) This week’s highly anticipated news on additional Russia sanctions landed with a thud. For weeks, both Moscow and Washington had been astir about the impending steps the Trump…

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Civic Activism, Political Participation, and Homeownership in Four Post-Soviet Countries

(PONARS Policy Memo) If home is where the heart is, does that mean homeowners are more likely to engage in civic and political activism? Recent events in Moscow suggest the answer…

The Technocratic Traps of Post-Soviet Reforms: Politics versus Policy

(PONARS Policy Memo) Back in 1995, Russian economist Alexey Ulyukaev, who became Minister of Economic Development in 2013 (and who was arrested for allegations of corruption in 2016), stated: “The main…

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Russia’s Economic Stagnation Is Here to Stay

(Project-Syndicate) The Russian economy is stagnating across almost all sectors, meaning that boosting growth will be impossible without deep structural reforms. But with President Vladimir Putin approaching a fourth term after…

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Why Trump’s Bid to Improve U.S.-Russian Relations Backfired in Congress

VIDEO: Atlantic Council book discussion with Hale, Yatsyk: Boris Nemtsov and Russian Politics

Why Georgia’s Lessons for Russia Don’t Apply in Ukraine

2017 Year in Review: Russian Domestic Politics

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Russia’s Economic Stagnation Is Here to Stay