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Reaction to Anders Aslund's "Putin's Decline and America's Response"

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By Anders Aslund, Oliver Bronsen, Susan J. Cavan, William Dunkerley, Julian Evans, David Gillespie, Roger Hamburg, Edward Lozansky, Jeremy Putley, Ira Strauss
Published on Aug 22, 2005

Anders Aslund’s policy brief, “Putin’s Decline and America’s Response,” has provoked a fiery debate over the nature and future of the Putin regime. Some commentators insist that Russia’s real authoritarian turn took place under Yeltsin, while others agree, with Aslund, that Putin has tightened the screws. Some believe Putin’s government has been ineffective in dealing with crises like Beslan, while others call such criticism misguided and unfair.

Few take direct issue with Aslund’s most surprising claim: that Putin may not survive in power until the 2008 elections. But the experts vary widely in their assessment of which social forces could spark an anti-Putin movement.

This document includes postings that originally appeared on Johnson’s Russia List, including Aslund’s response to criticism of his work.

Click on the link to the right for the full text.

About the Authors

Anders Aslund

Former Senior Associate, Director, Russian and Eurasian Program

Oliver Bronsen

Susan J. Cavan

Boston University

William Dunkerley

William Dunkerley Publishing Consultants

Julian Evans

David Gillespie

Roger Hamburg

Edward Lozansky

Jeremy Putley

Ira Strauss

Authors

Anders Aslund
Former Senior Associate, Director, Russian and Eurasian Program
Anders Aslund
Oliver Bronsen
Susan J. Cavan
Boston University
William Dunkerley
William Dunkerley Publishing Consultants
Julian Evans
David Gillespie
Roger Hamburg
Edward Lozansky
Jeremy Putley
Ira Strauss
Political ReformDemocracyForeign PolicyCaucasusRussia

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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