• Book

Post-Imperium: A Eurasian Story

• Dmitri Trenin
• July 06, 2011
• Washington

Moscow needs to drop the notion of creating an exclusive power center in the post-Soviet space. Like other former European empires, Russia has no choice but to reinvent itself as a global player and as part of a wider community.

A Euro-Atlantic Security Community for the 21st Century

• Matthew Rojansky
• July 06, 2011
• OSCE Talks

States of the Euro-Atlantic security community share basic interests and depend on one another for security, economic prosperity, and human development. To address modern security challenges, these states must revitalize the institutional foundations of their shared security community.

• Op-Ed

The Blank Spots

• Maria Lipman
• July 01, 2011
• Foreign Policy
• • Русский

Although a number of secret Soviet archives have been opened to researchers and the media, the revelation of their content has had a limited impact on popular understandings of Russian history.

• Q&A

Emerging Markets Reshaping the World

• Uri Dadush, William Shaw
• June 30, 2011

Developing countries are transforming every aspect of global economic interaction. Global leadership is needed to ensure that this shift is marked by increased prosperity rather than conflict.

• TV/Radio Broadcast

What Does the Arab Spring Mean for Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus?

• Thomas Carothers
• June 28, 2011
• CSIS

The Arab Spring has more in common with events in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s than Central and Eastern Europe in 1989. The impact of events in the Middle East for states outside the region will depend on the legitimacy and adaptability of their regimes.

• Op-Ed

Peace for Our Time In Nagorno-Karabakh

• Thomas de Waal
• June 24, 2011
• National Interest

The personal involvement of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in attempting to broker peace in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh may help usher in a fundamentally new phase in a conflict that has been stalled for the past two decades.

• Policy Outlook

Russia in Mid-2011

• Dmitri Trenin, Sergei Aleksashenko, Sam Greene, Adnan Vatansever
• June 22, 2011

Russia’s recovery from the global economic crisis has been slow, constrained by a number of economic and political structural problems. Until they are resolved, these issues will continue to hinder Russia’s development.

• Q&A

Reform in Georgia

• Thomas de Waal
• June 20, 2011

Georgia is entering a crucial period of transition and elections in 2012-13 and although the country has taken steps toward reform, so far the governing elite has done little to build a sustainable model.

• Event

The State of U.S.-Russia Economic Cooperation

• Robert Hormats, James Collins
• June 20, 2011
• Washington, D.C.
• Hormats Prepared Remarks

Under Secretary Robert D. Hormats, co-chair of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission's working group on innovation, discussed progress in the U.S.-Russia economic relationship following the G8 summit meeting in France between Presidents Obama and Medvedev.

Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament

• Lora Saalman
• June 16, 2011
• The Asian Institute for Policy Studies

Carnegie's Beijing-based associate Lora Saalman speaks at The Asian Institute for Policy Studies' panel, Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament.