David J. Kramer

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David J. Kramer served as assistant aecretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor in the George W. Bush administration and is director of European & Eurasian Studies at Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.

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In The Media
in the media
Five Ways Biden Can Get the Most from His Meeting with Putin

Joe Biden’s tough-sounding talk during his campaign and his rhetoric and actions in the first three months of his administration didn’t give any indication that he was eager to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

· June 15, 2021
In The Media
in the media
Keep One Eye on Xi and the Other on Putin

Ukraine’s fate is also important to the United States, because the Biden administration’s Russia policy will be an early indicator of whether the administration can manage simultaneous challenges from Beijing and Moscow.

· May 11, 2021
In the Media
The Authoritarian Surge

While the world waits for a Fourth Wave of Democracy, it is witnessing a diametrically different phenomenon: a surge of new authoritarianism.

· July 3, 2013
American Interest
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Crisis: Russia and the West in the Time of Troubles

Today, the two predominant political and social models—authoritarianism and liberal democracy—are experiencing simultaneous crises.

· May 25, 2013
Carnegie Moscow Center
In the Media
Here We Go Again: Falling for the Russian Trap

While the United States has made mistakes, the current state of Russian-American relations stems mostly from the Kremlin’s creation of imitation democracy and its attempts to exploit the West and anti-Americanism for political survival.

· February 21, 2013
American Interest
In the Media
What the Magnitsky Act Means

If implemented properly, the Magnitsky Act could mean the restoration of a normative dimension to Western policy on Russia.

· December 18, 2012
American Interest
In the Media
Germany and Russia: The End of Ostpolitik?

Until recently, German-Russian relations were viewed as a model bilateral relationship. However, public opinion in Germany has grown increasingly critical of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and the German leadership can’t ignore this.

· November 13, 2012
American Interest
In the Media
After the Elections, All Eyes on Georgia

Through the recent parliamentary elections and pending peaceful transfer of power, Georgia has made several important strides toward establishing democracy and rule of law.

· October 17, 2012
American Interest
In the Media
Obama vs. Romney: Who Would Putin Pick?

The Kremlin assesses the U.S. presidential candidates by one criterion: which will help it pursue its own domestic agenda. Moscow could be happy with both a second Obama term and a first Romney one.

· September 11, 2012
American Interest
In the Media
Ukraine, Russia, and Two Horses

Ukraine is the most important test of the Kremlin’s neo-imperialistic longings and also a test of the West’s interest in expanding its normative principles eastward—however, Ukraine itself should demonstrate a desire for deeper integration based on a democratic path.

· August 21, 2012
American Interest