Russia

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    • Article

    Russia: Positive Mood but Lack of Positive Data

    Despite the renewed flow of bank credit, investment remains low in Russia. If investment growth fails to materialize soon, the economy may be headed for a long period of stagnation.

    • Op-Ed

    It Takes Two to Reset

    The U.S. administration and politicians in Moscow have sharply divergent views on the ‘reset’ in bilateral relations. Where U.S. officials see dialogue, compromises, and concessions as a means of winning over the other side, the Russian elite considers dialogue to be a sign of weakness.

    • Op-Ed

    The Reset Has Begun

    The Kremlin’s new foreign policy agenda reflects Russia’s increasing need to channel resources towards modernization, a project which requires improved relations with the West.

    • Article

    Lessons From Russia’s Crisis

    In 1998, Russia successfully dealt with a severe fiscal crisis by restructuring its debt. If Greece chooses to do the same, it should take note of three valuable lessons from Russia’s experience.

    • Is Nuclear Non-proliferation Utopian?

      Nuclear nonproliferation cannot be considered utopian since we know what can and should be done to achieve it. The harder question, however, is whether we can muster the political will to create the necessary geo-political and security conditions to achieve common nonproliferation goals.

      • Op-Ed

      Freely Elected Mayors a Dying Breed

      The Russian government has been stepping up efforts to cancel the direct election of mayors following the cancellation of direct gubernatorial elections in 2004.

      • Op-Ed

      A Hollow 'Reset' With Russia

      Russia’s engagement with the United States on Iran’s nuclear ambitions has not changed significantly since 2007, in spite of the Obama administration’s emphasis on the success of the ‘reset.’

      • Article

      Russia's Budget Dilemma

      Twelve years after defaulting on its debt, Russian policy makers are again facing difficult choices regarding public spending. With debt remaining at relatively low levels, however, the government should focus on economic recovery, not deficit reduction.

      • Op-Ed

      Lift EU Visas for Russians

      Lifting visa requirements on travel from Russia to the European Union is likely to bring Russian citizens further into the institutional, normative, and cultural pathways of Europe.

      • Op-Ed

      A New and Modern Foreign Policy

      Russia’s foreign policy should stop covering up the country’s diminishing status with aggressive rhetoric against the West and, instead, focus on attracting external resources for modernization.

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