From Role Model to Enemy: How America Became Russia’s Bogeyman
(Russia in Global Affairs) For Russians, the U.S. is an ideal composite image of an enemy and at the same time an object of desire. When Russia emerged from the…
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Gorenburg: The Russian government is not taking a lead role in Ukraine’s east as it did in Crimea
(EurActiv) Western containment policy towards Russia in Europe’s east has a different meaning than it did during the Cold War because the ideological component is missing, says Dmitry Gorenburg, outlining…
Laruelle: Arctic is one of the last places for US-Russia cooperation
(RIA Novosti), WASHINGTON – Tense relations between Russia and the US and NATO could potentially be cooled through Arctic cooperation, according to the program director at the George Washington Institute…
Frye: Bad governance rather than sanctions is the real reason for Russia’s poor economic performance
(The New York Times) WASHINGTON — As it tries to punish Moscow for its intervention in Ukraine, the White House asserts that the sanctions it has imposed have had a…
U.S.-Russia Diplomacy in the Putin Era (VIDEO)
(Kralev Show; Huffington Post) Andrew Kuchins, CSIS, and Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, join Nicholas Kralev to discuss the successes and failures of U.S. diplomacy with President Vladimir…
Achieving Unity in Ukraine
(CAP) The events of the past week in Ukraine have raised the specter of expanded Russian military intervention, political upheaval, and civil war. Moscow’s reputation in much of the country…
Kuchins: difficult to imagine that U.S.–Russia intelligence sharing will improve
(New Republic – "A Year After the Boston Bombing") We now know that the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which occurred a year ago this week, might have been prevented if…
U.S.-Russia Health Engagement: Still on the Agenda
(CSIS Report) See the recently released report U.S.-Russia Health Engagement: Still on the Agenda from the CSIS Global Health Policy Center by Dr. Judyth L. Twigg. The current turmoil in Ukraine…
Five Myths About the Cold War
(Washington Post) More than 20 years since the U.S.S.R. disappeared, Russia’s incursion into Ukraine is renewing old rivalries and sparking talk of a new Cold War, with former KGB officer…
Hale, Hanson: Training Russia Specialists
(The New York Times, Op-ed Letter) The United States will surely require more trained specialists on Russia (and on Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus) in coming…