
Major problems are delaying the otherwise successful collaboration between the U.S. and Russia to prevent the theft of poorly-secured weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and related materials, technologies and expertise in the former Soviet Union. Government failure to correct these problems threatens to leave vast stockpiles of nuclear and chemical weapons and biological agents vulnerable.
Olexander Moroz is the leader of Ukrainian Socialist Party, and served as speaker of the Rada from 1994 to 1998. He spoke at the Carnegie Endowment on the possibilities for political change in Ukraine.

Presentation by Ivan Rybkin, former Speaker of the Russian State Duma and former Secretary of the Russian Security Council on the Russian military involvement in the present Chechen war.

This meeting launched the new Carnegie publication, Russia after the Fall, edited by Andrew Kuchins. Listen to audio from the event, or read the transcript.
After initial consolidation and restructuring, Russian industry is on the verge of a big change. While the first steps to gain productivity required specific Russian skills, Russian businessmen understand that the future calls for foreign technologies and skills. Some are bringing in managerial and technical expertise, and others are selling their companies to foreign bidders.