Moscow Commentary

Wrong on Russia

Prominent foreign-policy analysts are saying post the Russia-Georgia conflict, America needs to get tougher on Moscow. But we should instead be working to improve the relationship. If we face facts, America still needs Russia.

Power Interplay

In the future our relations with China and Russia will depend on how provocative each power decides to be. The stakes are high. Better choose wisely.

Moscow's Oil Weapon

Many are saying Russia’s new energy wealth will enable it to wreak havoc in Europe and challenge America’s position. At a Nixon Center event, a panel separated fact from fiction.

Russia's Pyrrhic Victory

With the closing of two British Council offices in Russia, the ghost of Alexander Litvinenko has come back to haunt Britain and Russia.

Cold War II?

Is a new Moscow-Washington conflict in the cards? Growing Russian nationalism and assertive Kremlin policies threaten to usher in a new era of competition.

Are the U.S. and Russia on a Collision Course?

Last Thursday, Nixon Center President Dimitri K. Simes discussed his article in the recent issue of The National Interest. He offered both an explanation for the strained interaction, and some answers about where it is headed.

A Silver Lining . . .

 Tensions between President Putin and the West aside, a market economy has begun to function not only in the traditional centers of the country, but also throughout its periphery.

A Tough Act to Follow

An upsurge in energy revenue has helped precipitate an assertive Russian foreign policy. But China provides an alternative model for transforming economic growth into international influence, a model Moscow might want to take a close look at.

No Free Lunches in Moscow for Rice

A Russian journalist's perspective of Secretary Rice’s upcoming visit to his country.

Reality is Contextual: Politics and Economics in the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

New books by Nikolas Gvosdev and Irakly Areshidze both view the same phenomenon-the development of two Newly Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet Union

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May 26, 2012