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10 may 2012
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.
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26 april 2012
Jury Still Out on Boris Yeltsin
Five years have passed since the death of the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, and twelve years have passed since he quit politics.
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19 april 2012
Why Russia Doesn’t Care Who Wins the French Presidency
The world’s attention is fixed on France’s presidential election, one of this year’s four most prominent elections.
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25 march 2012
Arab Solutions to Arab Problems?
By virtue of its very small local population and its extremely high level of oil and gas resources, Qatar simply does not face the socio-economic or political pressures coursing through the region. Uniquely, it has embraced the Arab uprisings as an opportunity, rather than a challenge, to cement its international (Western) reputation, albeit at the expense of some of its regional relationships.
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25 march 2012
Russia in Global Society
(3)A power resource (a component of power) is important not by itself but when applied to circumstances where it can be used, or to a specific form of relations between states. The component of power that plays the key role in specific relations is viewed as the key indicator, and a new balance of power can be defined on its basis.
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16 march 2012
Russia - U.S. - Back to Business?
The latest intrigue in Russian-U.S. relations was U.S. President Barack Obama’s delayed official greetings to president-elect Vladimir Putin on his win.
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8 march 2012
The Age of Authoritarian Democracy
We must find ways to prevent the political polarization that gave rise to totalitarian systems – communist and fascist – in the twentieth century.
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8 march 2012
Why I Sympathize With Vladimir Putin
On Sunday night, Vladimir Putin, with tears in his eyes, addressed his supporters after the preliminary election results were announced.
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6 march 2012
Russia's Luck Has Run Out
Russia has been unbelievably lucky in its relations with foreign powers over the past 12 years. But despite positive trends, things are looking less rosy on the country's domestic political front.
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1 march 2012
Vladimir Putin in a World of Risks and Danger
(1)A series of articles by Vladimir Putin represents the prime minister's view of the world and Russia’s place in it.
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17 february 2012
Medvedev’s Foreign Policy: Period of Stabilization
The presidential election is still two weeks away and the inauguration of the next president more than two months off, but we can already analyze the results of Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency.
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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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29 december 2011
The Dialectics of Rise and Decline
In a world of new transnational challenges created by non-state actors the United States and Russia have much to gain from working together to cope with these new challenges. In short, the U.S. has more to gain from partnership with a strong reformed Russia rather than a weak declining Russia.
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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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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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22 june 2011
After the Tandem: Russian Foreign Policy Guidelines
(1)The new configuration of power after the 2011 and 2012 elections will not so much determine a radical change in Russian foreign policy (which is unlikely), but indicate whether or not Russia will become a new source of global turbulence. In the end it is the election, not the winner, that matters, i.e. its ability or inability to secure the legitimacy of the next president.
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3 june 2011
Time for reflection
The 2012 guessing game about the future of the so-called tandem of Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin is beginning to dominate the political debate in Russia.
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15 october 2010
Medvedev’s “Third Way”: The Unrealized Potential
Medvedev has begun to chart a radical alternative path that outflanks both liberal and conservative ideology. His proposed “third way” gestures towards a pluralist, associational account of the state and the market – fostering groups, intermediary institutions, small-and medium-sized enterprise as well as regions, instead of relying exclusively on the sovereign will of the individual or the sovereign power of the collectivity.
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"Russia in Global Affairs" is now available at Facebook
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The analytical report "The U.S. - Russa Relations after the "Reset": Building a New Agenda. A View from Russia" - free download
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"Towards an Аlliance of Europe" - Analytical Report by the Russian Group of the Valdai International Discussion Club is avaliable online
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New version of Russia in Global Affairs website is now avaliable
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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.
Russia Lays Siege to Ukraine
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine have met for the first time since Vladimir Putin’s re-election.
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.
Jury Still Out on Boris Yeltsin
Five years have passed since the death of the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, and twelve years have passed since he quit politics.
Why Russia Doesn’t Care Who Wins the French Presidency
The world’s attention is fixed on France’s presidential election, one of this year’s four most prominent elections.
Arab Solutions to Arab Problems?
By virtue of its very small local population and its extremely high level of oil and gas resources, Qatar simply does not face the socio-economic or political pressures coursing through the region. Uniquely, it has embraced the Arab uprisings as an opportunity, rather than a challenge, to cement its international (Western) reputation, albeit at the expense of some of its regional relationships.
Russia in Global Society (3)
A power resource (a component of power) is important not by itself but when applied to circumstances where it can be used, or to a specific form of relations between states. The component of power that plays the key role in specific relations is viewed as the key indicator, and a new balance of power can be defined on its basis.
Russia - U.S. - Back to Business?
The latest intrigue in Russian-U.S. relations was U.S. President Barack Obama’s delayed official greetings to president-elect Vladimir Putin on his win.
The Age of Authoritarian Democracy
We must find ways to prevent the political polarization that gave rise to totalitarian systems – communist and fascist – in the twentieth century.
Why I Sympathize With Vladimir Putin
On Sunday night, Vladimir Putin, with tears in his eyes, addressed his supporters after the preliminary election results were announced.
Russia's Luck Has Run Out
Russia has been unbelievably lucky in its relations with foreign powers over the past 12 years. But despite positive trends, things are looking less rosy on the country's domestic political front.
Vladimir Putin in a World of Risks and Danger (1)
A series of articles by Vladimir Putin represents the prime minister's view of the world and Russia’s place in it.
Medvedev’s Foreign Policy: Period of Stabilization
The presidential election is still two weeks away and the inauguration of the next president more than two months off, but we can already analyze the results of Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency.
Putin, Russia and the West: beyond stereotype
Russia, the country which Putin governs, is essentially perceived in the world as a decaying power.
The Dialectics of Rise and Decline
In a world of new transnational challenges created by non-state actors the United States and Russia have much to gain from working together to cope with these new challenges. In short, the U.S. has more to gain from partnership with a strong reformed Russia rather than a weak declining Russia.
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.
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.
After the Tandem: Russian Foreign Policy Guidelines (1)
The new configuration of power after the 2011 and 2012 elections will not so much determine a radical change in Russian foreign policy (which is unlikely), but indicate whether or not Russia will become a new source of global turbulence. In the end it is the election, not the winner, that matters, i.e. its ability or inability to secure the legitimacy of the next president.
Time for reflection
The 2012 guessing game about the future of the so-called tandem of Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin is beginning to dominate the political debate in Russia.
Medvedev’s “Third Way”: The Unrealized Potential
Medvedev has begun to chart a radical alternative path that outflanks both liberal and conservative ideology. His proposed “third way” gestures towards a pluralist, associational account of the state and the market – fostering groups, intermediary institutions, small-and medium-sized enterprise as well as regions, instead of relying exclusively on the sovereign will of the individual or the sovereign power of the collectivity.
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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