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Nikolai Kapitonenko

Nikolai Kapitonenko is an Assistant Professor at the School of International Relations at Kyiv’s Taras Shevchenko National University, and is an Executive Director at the Kyiv-based Center for International Relations Research. He has a Doctorate in Political Science.

  • 9 april 2010

    Cooperation Instead of Containment

    Russia could benefit greatly from Ukraine’s refusal to join NATO. The benefits would be felt on the bilateral, regional and global levels – in geostrategic and political terms, and in terms of international image. Unfortunately, today’s Russia cannot offer Ukraine anything of equal value for attaining the parity of mutual benefits.

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Convergence the Other Way Round

Everything in the world is changing. The fantastically fast – by historical standards – redistribution of forces is especially evident.

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Putin and Washington: Is Conflict Inevitable?

Vladimir Putin, who was inaugurated as president of Russia on May 7, has instructed the Foreign Ministry to ensure compliance with the New START Treaty.

Cooperation Instead of Containment

Russia could benefit greatly from Ukraine’s refusal to join NATO. The benefits would be felt on the bilateral, regional and global levels – in geostrategic and political terms, and in terms of international image. Unfortunately, today’s Russia cannot offer Ukraine anything of equal value for attaining the parity of mutual benefits.

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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.