Since the end of the cold war, American foreign policy toward Russia has been dismissive of Russian interests. Acknowledging that a country has separate aims does not mean we cannot work toward common goals.
With the rise in oil prices and a conservative fiscal policy, Russia turned from a debtor nation into an economic powerhouse, creating a compromise between the excesses of the free market and the inefficiencies of a command economy
The United States should not balk at getting more deeply involved in the volatile Balkans: a well-crafted foreign policy could yield real results.
Such a proposal brings as many complications as it does benefits.
Liberty and security are hard to combine. Georgians risk losing both.
The Abkhaz seem to have built themselves a state. Now all they need is someone to recognize it.
An unflinching look at the realities of Mitteleuropa, before NATO's second-round expansion summit in November.
Benjamin Disraeli was an exotic character even in his own time, but his career shows the secret that guaranteed him success and fame: He knew what he wanted.
Georgia's image in the West is belied by the reality on the ground.
For seventy years, Turkey has been looking to the West, but things are changing.