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Russia has again embraced czarism for a number of reasons. One, a long tradition of undivided and almost sacred power. Two, democracy has earned a bad name in the popular Russian mind. Three, most people want stability and peace. Four, most are not yet ready to assume responsibility for governance. Five, the successful people in Russia don’t care about politics: they are busy making money.
This book examines the strategic balance in Asia and the increasing levels of trade and interdependence in the region, assessing the implications for the United States.
Political parties are the weakest link in many democratic transitions around the world—frequently beset with persistent problems of self-interest, corruption, ideological incoherence, and narrow electoralism. Thomas Carothers draws on extensive field research to diagnose deficiencies in party aid, assess its overall impact, and offer practical ideas for doing better.
The anti-Georgian campaign may well turn out to be simply a resentful overreaction to Georgia's arrogance with regard to the alleged spying rather than a deliberate policy aimed at capitalizing on public xenophobia. But in the xenophobic atmosphere of today's Russia, this threatens to further encourage ethnic hatred and lead to more loss of life.
Aside from the tragedy and horror of Anna Politkovskaya's assassination, it is sad and depressing, though not unexpected, to witness how little reaction her murder has caused in Russia. In today's Russia idealism and direct challenges to the government authorities are scarcely regarded as virtues.
Analyzing the crisis in Russian-Georgian relations, Trenin looks at each country's objectives, strategies, and how they are working. U.S. and Russian interests clash where it comes to geopolitics and geo-economics, and this lingering crisis is a cause for major concern and calls for fundamental policy re-evaluation and policy revision.
Carnegie hosted a meeting with Bruce Jackson, Project on Transitional Democracies; Charles King, Georgetown University; and Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center.
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