Fyodor Lukyanov is editor in chief of the journal Russia in Global Affairs.
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13 february 2012
Anti-Americanism in Russia
There has been an uptick in anti-American sentiment in the Russian blogosphere recently.
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12 february 2012
Putin, Russia and the West: beyond stereotype
Russia, the country which Putin governs, is essentially perceived in the world as a decaying power.
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3 february 2012
Will Russia Lose Georgia for Good?
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili finally got what he couldn’t get for several years: an official visit to the White House.
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19 january 2012
The End of the Post-Soviet Era
In an article published early this week, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced the end of the post-Soviet era and called for something new.
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6 january 2012
The Arab Spring in global context
Much has been written about the Arab Spring of 2011 and rightly so: no other event in world politics had such wide-ranging effects both in the region and far beyond.
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30 december 2011
Russia-United States – minimizing the damage
Russia and USA have exhausted the positive agenda and the election-related political fervor in both countries will only emphasize areas of dissonance.
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29 december 2011
Twenty Years in Absence of the Soviet Union
It is not our practice to publish special issues devoted to one topic. This time, however, we have made an exception.
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22 december 2011
Where are all the moral leaders?
Currently the European scene is dominated by bureaucrats. But one thing is clear – any future leader will inevitably run into conflict that is tougher in some ways than in the final days of the communist era.
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15 december 2011
Russia and EU vie for title of most unpredictable
The context of Russia-EU relations is changing. Before Russia was seen as the unpredictable party but now the Europeans are catching up in this respect.
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12 december 2011
Destructive Soviet nostalgia
The collapse of the Soviet Union will remain in the center of public debate until it is replaced by a more meaningful subject.
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24 november 2011
The Russian-Georgian war as a turning point
(2)President Dmitry Medvedev made a remarkable statement during a speech to military officers in southern Russia early this week.
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17 november 2011
Russia and Europe: Friends and interests
The interests of Russia and the European countries are so closely intertwined that they will not part ways even if their leaders fail to hit it off on the personal level.
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10 november 2011
Nord Stream and the future of Russian energy policy
Discussions about the global political shift of Russia from the West to the East are gradually acquiring a more practical dimension in the energy sphere.
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6 november 2011
Russia’s WTO entry as the end of the post-Soviet era
Russia may join the World Trade Organization this year, bringing to a close an 18 year accession process.
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28 october 2011
Post-Gaddafi Libya - more questions than answers
NATO is winding down its Libyan campaign, declaring it the latest triumph of good over evil.
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21 october 2011
Endgame in Ukraine
(1)The dramatic endgame has begun in Ukraine. As the Russian and Ukrainian presidents were meeting in Donetsk, the EU withdrew its invitation to Viktor Yanukovych to visit Brussels.
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7 october 2011
The secure Eastern Partnership
The summit of the Eastern Partnership that took place last week in Warsaw, Poland, turned into a bombastic event, complete with the ceremonial exchange of solemn words.
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24 september 2011
Post-Soviet inferiority complex
The 20th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s disintegration has reinvigorated public debates over the Soviet legacy.
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24 september 2011
A Disintegrating World
The summer of 2011 gave no break to global politics.
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18 september 2011
The EU needs a political goal to survive
The Lisbon Treaty, which marked a new level of integration in the European Union, entered into force less than two years ago.
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9 september 2011
The opportunity that wasn’t
The 9/11 tragedy was an opportunity for Russia and the United States to significantly improve relations. But was there ever such an opportunity?
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2 september 2011
Why is China silent?
(1)If Beijing decides to disengage from the global economy in deed, not in word as it did after the 2008-2009 crisis, this will result in a fundamental change in the world order.
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25 august 2011
Russia proposes a new Korean paradigm
Any foreign trip by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arouses a great deal of interest, as he practically never leaves his country.
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20 august 2011
The balance that tripped up America
(1)The role the West played in the collapse of the Soviet Union remains a subject of debate.
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11 august 2011
Ukraine continues to chase two hares
A monument to the characters of the popular comedy Running After Two Hares, which was made in Ukraine at a film studio in Kiev 50 years ago has been unveiled in the Ukrainian capital.
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28 july 2011
Oslo tragedy as an ill omen
The tragic events in Europe can be compared to those in the United States. There is a growing gap between the elite and the electorate whose sense of stability has been profoundly shaken.
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23 july 2011
The reckless West
Western domination in global politics and the global economy has prompted many questions, but there is still no organized opposition to it.
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14 july 2011
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s shaky status quo
Russia has made a concerted effort since the fall of 2010 to break the stalemate in Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region.
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7 july 2011
Out of the confusion, conspiracy theories emerge
The past year in global politics offered plenty of fodder for conspiracy theorists.
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5 july 2011
Russia and NATO: time to abandon illusions
Today is the moment for Russia and NATO to end seeing each other through the Cold War prism
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A revolutionary chaos of the new world
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The Dialectics of Rise and Decline
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“Coercion to Partnership” and the Flaws of an Unbalanced World
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Russia and Europe: Friends and interests
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Fyodor Lukyanov
A revolutionary chaos of the new world
The world is getting more troublesome and increasingly challenging right before our eyes.
Anti-Americanism in Russia
There has been an uptick in anti-American sentiment in the Russian blogosphere recently.
Anti-Americanism in Russia
There has been an uptick in anti-American sentiment in the Russian blogosphere recently.
Putin, Russia and the West: beyond stereotype
Russia, the country which Putin governs, is essentially perceived in the world as a decaying power.
Will Russia Lose Georgia for Good?
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili finally got what he couldn’t get for several years: an official visit to the White House.
The End of the Post-Soviet Era
In an article published early this week, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced the end of the post-Soviet era and called for something new.
The Arab Spring in global context
Much has been written about the Arab Spring of 2011 and rightly so: no other event in world politics had such wide-ranging effects both in the region and far beyond.
Russia-United States – minimizing the damage
Russia and USA have exhausted the positive agenda and the election-related political fervor in both countries will only emphasize areas of dissonance.
Twenty Years in Absence of the Soviet Union
It is not our practice to publish special issues devoted to one topic. This time, however, we have made an exception.
Where are all the moral leaders?
Currently the European scene is dominated by bureaucrats. But one thing is clear – any future leader will inevitably run into conflict that is tougher in some ways than in the final days of the communist era.
Russia and EU vie for title of most unpredictable
The context of Russia-EU relations is changing. Before Russia was seen as the unpredictable party but now the Europeans are catching up in this respect.
Destructive Soviet nostalgia
The collapse of the Soviet Union will remain in the center of public debate until it is replaced by a more meaningful subject.
The Russian-Georgian war as a turning point (2)
President Dmitry Medvedev made a remarkable statement during a speech to military officers in southern Russia early this week.
Russia and Europe: Friends and interests
The interests of Russia and the European countries are so closely intertwined that they will not part ways even if their leaders fail to hit it off on the personal level.
Nord Stream and the future of Russian energy policy
Discussions about the global political shift of Russia from the West to the East are gradually acquiring a more practical dimension in the energy sphere.
Russia’s WTO entry as the end of the post-Soviet era
Russia may join the World Trade Organization this year, bringing to a close an 18 year accession process.
Post-Gaddafi Libya - more questions than answers
NATO is winding down its Libyan campaign, declaring it the latest triumph of good over evil.
Endgame in Ukraine (1)
The dramatic endgame has begun in Ukraine. As the Russian and Ukrainian presidents were meeting in Donetsk, the EU withdrew its invitation to Viktor Yanukovych to visit Brussels.
The secure Eastern Partnership
The summit of the Eastern Partnership that took place last week in Warsaw, Poland, turned into a bombastic event, complete with the ceremonial exchange of solemn words.
Post-Soviet inferiority complex
The 20th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s disintegration has reinvigorated public debates over the Soviet legacy.
The EU needs a political goal to survive
The Lisbon Treaty, which marked a new level of integration in the European Union, entered into force less than two years ago.
The opportunity that wasn’t
The 9/11 tragedy was an opportunity for Russia and the United States to significantly improve relations. But was there ever such an opportunity?
Why is China silent? (1)
If Beijing decides to disengage from the global economy in deed, not in word as it did after the 2008-2009 crisis, this will result in a fundamental change in the world order.
Russia proposes a new Korean paradigm
Any foreign trip by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arouses a great deal of interest, as he practically never leaves his country.
The balance that tripped up America (1)
The role the West played in the collapse of the Soviet Union remains a subject of debate.
Ukraine continues to chase two hares
A monument to the characters of the popular comedy Running After Two Hares, which was made in Ukraine at a film studio in Kiev 50 years ago has been unveiled in the Ukrainian capital.
Oslo tragedy as an ill omen
The tragic events in Europe can be compared to those in the United States. There is a growing gap between the elite and the electorate whose sense of stability has been profoundly shaken.
The reckless West
Western domination in global politics and the global economy has prompted many questions, but there is still no organized opposition to it.
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s shaky status quo
Russia has made a concerted effort since the fall of 2010 to break the stalemate in Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region.
Out of the confusion, conspiracy theories emerge
The past year in global politics offered plenty of fodder for conspiracy theorists.
Russia and NATO: time to abandon illusions
Today is the moment for Russia and NATO to end seeing each other through the Cold War prism
Russia Is Not Prepared to Restore the Empire
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.
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