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Russia’s Strategic View: Diminished Threats and Diminished Capabilities

A recent Congressional Research Service report states that Russia is a "nuclear superpower" intent on "maintaining rough parity with the United States." In fact, Russians no longer view their state…

The Domestic Politics of NATO Expansion in Russia: Implications for American Foreign Policy

For two years, opponents of NATO expansion both in Russia and the West have warned that the act of inviting former Warsaw Pact countries into the Western alliance would bolster…

Russia’s Relations with NATO: Lessons from the History of the Entente Cordiale

As NATO contemplates the second wave of enlargement, many wonder what the Russian response might be. The experience of 1996-98 might suggest an optimistic scenario: the first wave was met…

A Cuban Oil Rig Crisis?

The short distance separating Cuba from the United States has once again become the site for growing international intrigue. Yesterday, reports that Cuba is developing a massive new oil-drilling…

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