• Op-Ed

Dizzy with Sham Success

• Nikolay Petrov
• March 04, 2008
• The Moscow Times

The authorities conducted this presidential campaign in no time at all. Only 12 weeks passed from the day President Vladimir Putin announced his chosen successor to the day Dmitry Medvedev was elected, during which time Medvedev managed to squeeze in only a single official day off. The right candidates ran, the right number of people voted and the right person won.

• Op-Ed

The Meaning of Medvedev

• Dmitri Trenin
• March 04, 2008
• The Wall Street Journal

In The Wall Street Journal, Carnegie Moscow Center's Dmitri Trenin comments on the recent election of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia’s next president. “Mr. Medvedev's arrival at the Kremlin is billed as the continuation of the Putin course,” he writes.

• TV/Radio Broadcast

Russian Presidential Election

• Rose Gottemoeller
• March 03, 2008
• The Diane Rehm Show

• Event

An Assessment of President Putin's Tenure and the Outlook for His Successor

• Alexey Arbatov
• March 03, 2008
• Washington, D.C.

Alexei Arbatov, scholar-in-residence at the Carnegie Moscow Center, gave a talk on the Putin legacy and the likely trajectory of his successor, Dmitry Medvedev. Ambassador James F. Collins, director of the Russia and Eurasia Program, moderated the event.

• TV/Radio Broadcast

Medvedev Likely to Maintain Status Quo

• Maria Lipman
• March 02, 2008
• NPR's All Things Considered

• Op-Ed

Two Forward, One Back

• Dmitri Trenin
• March 01, 2008
• Newsweek

In a Newsweek article, Carnegie’s Dmitri Trenin analyzes the legacy of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Putin's critics argue he killed the seeds planted in the Gorbachev years and nurtured in the Yeltsin era—an argument that should not be trivialized,” he writes.

• TV/Radio Broadcast

Election Marks Uncertain Milepost in Russian Democracy

• Lilia Shevtsova
• February 29, 2008
• NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

• Op-Ed

The Kremlin's Case Against Kosovo

• Maria Lipman
• February 25, 2008
• Washington Post’s PostGlobal

Kosovo has evolved as an issue of consensus among the Russian leadership as well as the public. The Russian people – from nationalist hawks to liberal Westernizers – all agree: Kosovo independence is not a good idea.

• Op-Ed

Don't Panic About Space Weapons

• Ashley J. Tellis
• February 22, 2008
• The Wall Street Journal
• • 中文

When the U.S. launched a missile to destroy a dead satellite that would have otherwise re-entered the atmosphere and possibly threatened populated areas with a toxic load of hydrazine fuel, it resurrected fears about the so-called weaponization of space. Carnegie Associate Ashley J. Tellis comments in the Wall Street Journal on the ongoing “space weapon” debate and praises the Bush administration for rejecting a joint Russian-Chinese arms treaty aimed at banning such weapons.

• Event

Russia After the Presidential Election: Major Challenges and Prospects for the Future

• Nikolay Petrov, James Collins
• February 22, 2008
• Washington, D.C.
• Event Transcript (PDF)

On February 22, Carnegie Moscow Center Scholar-in-Residence Nikolai Petrov discussed Russia's March 2 presidential elections, which are widely expected to usher in the rule of Dmitry Medvedev, President Putin's favored successor. 
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