Society and Culture Focus On  Russia

 
  • Article
    Can Russia and the West End Syria's Chaos?
    Marc Pierini May 14, 2013

    The permanent members of the UN Security Council must work together to transform the fragile U.S.-Russian step toward peace in Syria into a full agreement.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Russia Tries to Manage Arab Awakening From the Outside
    Dmitri Trenin May 14, 2013 World Politics Review

    Russia is clearly concerned with the rise of Islamist extremists in the Middle East and is looking for ways to prevent destabilization in the region. At the same time, it is seeking to improve ties with various Arab countries.

     
  • Op-Ed
    What Lies Ahead for Russia in the Next Decade
    Nikolay Petrov, Maria Lipman May 13, 2013 The Moscow Times

    Following Putin’s re-election, Russia faces two more key junctures that could shape the country’s future. The Kremlin will have to deal with limited revenues and it faces another election cycle in 2016-18.

     
  • Op-Ed
    After the Boston Tragedy
    Alexey Malashenko April 25, 2013 The Moscow Times

    The Boston bombing has heightened tensions in Europe and has had repercussions for Russia, especially in light of the need to provide security at the Sochi Olympics.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Suspects' Culture of Migration and Machismo
    Thomas de Waal April 20, 2013 CNN

    Chechnya is outwardly much more quiet than in previous years, but a low-level Islamist insurgency continues in and around the region that takes dozens of lives each year.

     
  • Article
    Controversy and Concern Over the Sochi Olympics
    Alexey Malashenko April 10, 2013

    The Russian government’s ability to resolve a host of problems in its preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games will be a decisive factor in shaping its reputation at home and abroad.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Responding to the Russian Awakening
    Dmitri Trenin March 31, 2013 BEPA Monthly Brief

    In order for the EU to have a successful policy toward its biggest neighbor, Europeans must understand the recent changes that have taken place in Russia and their implications for the country’s future.

     
  • Op-Ed
    What Does Helsinki 2 Mean?
    Mykola Siruk, Lilia Shevtsova March 19, 2013 Day Русский

    Western society wants to bring back a normative dimension to foreign policy and stop the export of corruption from authoritarian and semi-authoritarian countries to the West.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Stalin Lives
    Maria Lipman March 1, 2013 Foreign Policy Русский

    A true de-Stalinization process in Russia will require no less than a reinvention of Russian nationhood based on a rejection of the traditional concept of the state, an end to the political and historical immunity of the secret police, and the emergence of a concept of "we, the people."

     
  • Article
    The Dynamics of Russian Islam
    Alexey Malashenko February 1, 2013

    The presence of Islam in Russian political life is growing to the extent that its role is now even more pronounced than it was in the 1990s.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Boston Terror: Behind the Bombings
    Thomas de Waal April 27, 2013 CNN

    The two suspected terrorists were influenced at least indirectly by the Chechen wars which devastated Chechnya. While this was traumatic for most, a small minority have become radicalized.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    After Boston Bombing, A New Focus On Chechnya
    Alexey Malashenko April 22, 2013 NPR's Tell Me More

    The current situation in Dagestan may have more bearing on the actions of the Boston bombers than the situation in Chechnya.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    An Interview on Russian Protests
    Maria Lipman March 21, 2013 Heinrich Böll Foundation

    The protests in Russia cannot be called a political phenomenon, as the participants are experienced in civic activism but not in political life.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Russia and World Politics
    Matthew Rojansky November 16, 2012 FM4 ORF Austrian Radio

    While President Putin may be in a fight for legitimacy at home, Russian foreign policy still benefits from a large consensus.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Russia Prepares for a Syria Without Assad
    Matthew Rojansky March 24, 2012 BBC World News

    Although Russia seeks to remain the critical broker between Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian opposition, its stance on Syria is beginning to shift as the prospects for Assad's long-term rule diminish.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Russia's Position on Syria
    Matthew Rojansky February 24, 2012 BBC World Service

    Although Russia has already missed its opportunity to salvage key political and economic interests in Syria, it will likely continue to oppose foreign military intervention and efforts aimed at regime change.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Russia and Syria
    Matthew Rojansky February 7, 2012 BBC World News

    The Russian government's support for the Assad regime and refusal to endorse UN sanctions against Syria has earned Moscow condemnation from Arab citizens and diplomats alike.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Russia's Dependence on Raw Materials 'Humiliating'
    Maria Lipman November 13, 2009 ABC Radio National Breakfast

    In his annual address, President Medvedev delivered a critical and shrewd assessment of Russia's state of affairs, but it remains to be seen whether fear of yielding political control will prevent the Kremlin from acting on Medvedev’s bold words.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Unrest in the Caucasus
    Maria Lipman August 18, 2009 Al Jazeera's Inside Story

    As violence in the North Caucasus surges, Kremlin policies and its loyal, but brutal, local leaders have played a critical role in causing the situation.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    U.S. Examining Options to Central Asian Air Bases
    Martha Brill Olcott February 9, 2009 NPR's Morning Edition

    In the wake of Kyrgyzstan’s decision to close its American airbase the U.S. must find a Central Asian location for its logistical operations outside of Afghanistan to ensure they remain uninterrupted in case the war deteriorates further.

     

Carnegie Experts on Society and Culture

  • Suzanne Abourjeili
    Visiting Scholar
    Middle East Center

    Abourjeili is a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center, where she works on the education reform project in collaboration with Muhammad Faour.

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  • Anouar Boukhars
    Nonresident Scholar
    Middle East Program

    Boukhars is a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program. He is an assistant professor of international relations at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.

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  • Nathan Brown
    Nonresident Senior Associate
    Middle East Program

    Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author of six well-received books on Arab politics.

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  • Thomas Carothers
    Vice President for Studies

    Carothers is a leading authority on democracy promotion and democratization worldwide as well as an expert on U.S. foreign policy generally.

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  • Sarah Chayes
    Senior Associate
    South Asia Program

    Chayes, formerly special adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is an expert in South Asia policy, kleptocracy and anticorruption, and civil-military relations.

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  • Gilles Dorronsoro
    Nonresident Scholar
    South Asia Program

    Dorronsoro’s research focuses on security and political development in Afghanistan. He was a professor of political science at the Sorbonne in Paris and the Institute of Political Studies of Rennes.

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  • Anas El Gomati
    Visiting Fellow
    Carnegie Middle East Center

    El Gomati is a visiting fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center, where his research focuses on socioeconomics, democratic governance, the security sector, and political Islam in Libya.

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  • Muhammad Faour
    Nonresident Scholar
    Middle East Center

    Faour is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center, where his research focuses on education reform in Arab countries with an emphasis on citizenship education.

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  • Kristina Kudlaenko
    Program Coordinator
    Moscow Center
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  • Stefan Lehne
    Visiting Scholar
    Carnegie Europe

    Lehne is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on the post–Lisbon Treaty development of the European Union’s foreign policy, with a specific focus on relations between the EU and member states.

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  • Maria Lipman
    Scholar-in-Residence
    Society and Regions Program
    Editor in Chief, Pro et Contra
    Moscow Center

    Lipman is the chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Society and Regions Program. She is also the editor of the Pro et Contra journal, published by the Carnegie Moscow Center.

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  • Alexey Malashenko
    Scholar in Residence
    Religion, Society, and Security Program
    Moscow Center

    Malashenko is the co-chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Religion, Society, and Security Program. He also taught at the Higher School of Economics from 2007 to 2008 and was a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations from 2000 to 2006.

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  • Marwan Muasher
    Vice President for Studies

    Muasher is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment, where he oversees the Endowment’s research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East.

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  • Martha Brill Olcott
    Senior Associate
    Russia and Eurasia Program and
    Co-director
    al-Farabi Carnegie Program on Central Asia

    Olcott is professor emerita at Colgate University, having taught political science there from 1974 to 2002. Prior to her work at the endowment, Olcott served as a special consultant to former secretary of state Lawrence Eagleburger.

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  • Paul Salem
    Director and Senior Associate
    Middle East Center

    Salem is director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, Lebanon. He works and publishes on the regional and international relations of the Middle East as well as issues of political development and democratization in the Arab world.

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  • Yezid Sayigh
    Senior Associate
    Middle East Center

    Sayigh is a senior associate at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where his work focuses on the Syrian crisis, the political role of Arab armies, security sector transformation in Arab transitions, the reinvention of authoritarianism, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace process.

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  • Yelena Sheetova
    Program Coordinator
    Moscow Center
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  • Stephen Tankel
    Nonresident Scholar
    South Asia Program

    Tankel is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment, where his research focuses on insurgency, terrorism, and the evolution of nonstate armed groups.

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  • Petr Topychkanov
    Associate
    Nonproliferation Program
    Moscow Center

    Topychkanov is an associate in the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Nonproliferation Program.

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  • Frederic Wehrey
    Senior Associate
    Middle East Program

    Wehrey’s research focuses on political reform and security issues in the Arab Gulf states, Libya, and U.S. policy in the Middle East more broadly. He was previously a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation.

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