Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
It is important not to assume there is a link between the Tsarnaev brothers and the motivations behind Chechen separatist or Islamist groups.
Stalin is a figure not just of the past, but of the present.
The figure of Stalin still provokes many positive reactions in the former Soviet Union.
The situation in the South Caucasus continues to be perilous as leaders of both Armenia and Azerbaijan find themselves increasingly boxed in by domestic political constraints.
While President Putin may be in a fight for legitimacy at home, Russian foreign policy still benefits from a large consensus.
With the ruling party’s loss to the opposition Georgian Dream coalition, the country’s leading political parties must find a way to share power and enable a peaceful political transition.
The U.S.-Russian reset in bilateral relations occurred three years ago, but a lot has changed since then.
The recent public protests in Moscow differ from those in December and March because so far, they seem centered in Moscow, while the previous protests were widespread throughout the country.
As Obama and Putin prepare to meet at the G-20 summit in Mexico, the Syrian crisis is at the top of the U.S.-Russia agenda.
The unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has the potential to flare up again as tensions mount on their interstate border.
