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The Hague Court Decision on Kosovo

The Hague ruling on Kosovo's independence indirectly strengthens the position of other self-proclaimed states, including Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh. However, writes Dmitri Trenin, legal rulings do not negate the need to find a political solution.

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The End of the Rakhimov Era

The departure of such Russian regional governors as Bashkortostan President Rakhimov is the result of a Kremlin operation to replace political heavyweights with lesser-known officials who have no interest in public politics, argues Nikolay Petrov.

More on Rakhimov:
All Eyes on Luzhkov and Rakhimov [op-ed]
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Beijing and Pyongyang: What to Do When the Tail Wags the Dog

The recent UN Security Council statement condemned the attack on the South Korean patrol ship without naming a perpetrator. Dmitri Trenin writes that the statement reflects the complicated reality of Beijing’s relations with Pyongyang.

More on Korean Peninsula:
UN Security Council Resolution on the North Korean Torpedo Attack [web commentary]
Rising Tension Between North and South Korea [web commentary]

Kyrgyzstan: Country in Transition

An uprising in April that toppled the government gave hope for democracy in Kyrgyzstan. Recent flare-ups of ethnic violence, however, have dampened expectations for stability in this critical country in Central Asia. A new resource from the Carnegie Endowment offers an interactive map and timeline, a guide to the political players, and frequent analysis on the latest developments in Kyrgyzstan and implications for its neighbors and the international community.

More on Kyrgyzstan:
Kyrgyzstan After the Referendum: What Next? [event]

Carnegie Moscow Center’s New Website

The Global Vision In PracticeWelcome to the Carnegie Moscow Center’s new website. On May 1, 2010, the Center moved its Internet presence onto a platform fully integrated with the Carnegie Endowment’s global network, with its offices in Washington, Moscow, Brussels, Beirut and Beijing. In addition to presenting our own materials in a fresher and more user friendly format, the new website will allow seamless navigation throughout the world of analysis and insight that the Endowment provides, putting our work in Moscow in the global context in which it rightfully belongs.

Medvedev's Coast to Coast Visit to the United States

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Matthew Rojansky explains that while the focus of President Medvedev's meeting with President Obama was economic and technological cooperation, major security issues—including Iran sanctions, the U.S.–Russian civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, and arms control—were also on the agenda.

EU-Russia: The Elusive Road to Cooperation

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In a new series of commentaries, Carnegie experts take stock of the relationship between EU and Russia, assess the challenges and opportunities for both sides, and provide a clearer view of what is—what is not—possible for EU–Russian relations.

Featured Publications

The Lonely Power. Why Russia Has Not Become the West and Why the West Is Difficult for Russia

The treatment of the West as Russia’s main adversary has been primarily meant to tighten control over the domestic political scene under the pretext of a “foreign threat” and should be discontinued. Russia’s foreign policy actions should serve the demands of the country’s modernization and should not be used to preserve the status quo, which in today’s circumstances would mean stagnation.

Afghanistan: A View from Moscow

Despite its importance, Russia’s perspective on the war in Afghanistan has typically been missing from previous analyses of coalition policy. Moscow views Afghanistan largely through the prism of security threats to itself and its Central Asian neighborhood.

Russia 2009: Still Life with Crisis

Russia's system of government administration is inefficient, unable to cope with both a transition of political power and the economic crisis at the same time. To ensure its own survival, the Russian regime must modernize itself.

Transatlantic Security in the 21st Century: Do New Threats Require New Approaches?

Given the reset in U.S.–Russian relations, the time is ripe for the United States, Europe, and Russia to devise a security architecture for a new century—one capable of maintaining peace and stability on the European continent throughout the years to come.
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Five Years in Moscow: Impressions and Reflections of the Danish Ambassador

Europe encompasses more than just the European Union; Russians are Europeans as well. As Russia continues to evolve, it needs wide-ranging efforts at modernization, and the European Union can certainly help. Yet Russia needs to work with the entirety of the EU, not only its larger members.
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After Silicon Valley: U.S.-Russia Economic Cooperation

July marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S.–Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission, launched by Presidents Obama and Medvedev in their July 2009 summit meeting with the goal of advancing bilateral cooperation on a wide range of issues, including business development and economic relations.
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Kyrgyzstan After the Referendum: What Next?

The future for Kyrgyzstan remains unclear and the nature of the political systems in other Central Asian states creates the risk that conflicts such as those recently seen in Kyrgyzstan could break out in neighboring countries.
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What Comes After New START: The Goals for Future Arms Control and Security Cooperation

U.S.-Russian security relations extend beyond the crucial New START Treaty; both the United States and Russia recognize the need for engaging in broader security cooperation.
 

A new vision for the Global Century - Highlights from our centers

Innovative policy research from Carnegie's integrated international network of experts. Browse the week's highlights from Carnegie centers across the globe...

The Value of a Truly Strategic Dialogue Between the United States and China

China and the United StatesAs the United States and China become increasingly interdependent, the two powers need a dialogue to provide strategic vision to their relationship, suggests Taiya Smith.

Turkey, a Silver Lining of the Crisis

Turkey and the EUThe crisis in the eurozone may prove a blessing in disguise for Turkey’s relationship with the EU, explains Sinan Ülgen.

Building Cooperation in the Eastern Middle East

Middle East leadersPaul Salem suggests establishing a formal framework for communication and cooperation in the Eastern Middle East.

Arms Control’s Future

The recent U.S. focus on global nuclear issues has left some of China’s future arms control experts encouraged, while others worry that the United States is blurring the distinction between tactical and strategic missile defenses.

 

Paradigm Lost: The Euro in Crisis

The Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative (EASI)

Latest Articles and Interviews

Pro et Contra

Volume 14, Issue 1-2, January-April 2010
 
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Established in 1994, the Carnegie Moscow Center brings together senior researchers from across the Russian political spectrum and Carnegie's global centers to provide a free and open forum for the discussion and debate of critical national, regional and global issues. More >

 

Issue Spotlight

 

Economic Crisis

Despite the nascent recovery, many experts believe that the reasons for Russia’s downturn persist, including state-led monopolies, dependence on natural resources, non-market means of regulation, the lack of clear rules of the game and poor transparency. How will the crisis continue to affect the lives of Russians, and how effective is the government's response?

Energy Security

What is the role of science and technology in strengthening energy security in Russia and Eurasia? Particular attention is paid to energy initiatives in which Russia can act alongside the U.S. and Europe. In addition, the Center examines Arctic technologies, the changing nature of hydrocarbon exploration, extraction and transportation, nuclear energy, clean coal and energy efficiency.

Iranian Nuclear Problem

The U.S. sees Iran’s nuclear program as the biggest threat to security and insists on international sanctions. Iran argues that its program is exclusively peaceful and threatens to withdraw from the NPT if pressed. Will the international community pick up arms, or will it allow Teheran to achieve the full fuel cycle, under IAEA watch? That choice will determine regional and global security.

Korean Knot

For decades, the North Korean nuclear problem has been at the center of Russian, American and Chinese foreign policy. North Korea seeks to exchange its nuclear program for security guarantees and economic support. Washington will not move forward until North Korea’s program is dismantled. China and Russia are active moderators between the two. But the issue is not only how to escape the crisis, but how to lay a new foundation for peace on the Korean peninsula.

Medvedev's Presidency

As Putin’s successor, Medvedev operates within the inherited, clannish framework of “overmanaged democracy”, while Putin retains significant influence, now as a prime minister. The emergence of a second power center creates further uncertainty in a political system that faces inevitable change, driven by the myriad of social and economic challenges the country faces. Of particular importance is the strengthening and modernization of Russia’s weakened institutions.

Middle East and Central Asia

Political transformation, state building, the development of civil society and international relations are reviewed in concert throughout the macroregion, whose borders stretch from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and from the southern Urals to Xinjiang and which remains home to major conflicts of global concern. In recent years, these processes have been augmented by the issue of radical Islam, the roots of and prospects for which are at the center of analysis.

New Eastern Europe

How stable are the new political systems in the region? Can these young states cope with the challenges of transition and modernization? Is there only one successful model, or is there also room for authoritarian-led economic growth, as in Russia and Belarus? How successful will the democratic projects be in the Baltic states, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova?

U.S.-Russia Relations

Further improvements in the U.S.-Russian relationship would serve the interests of both countries, including by strengthening of Russia’s standing in the world, and would lay the foundation for solutions to such problems as collective security, nuclear nonproliferation, terrorism, energy security, the Iranian nuclear question and the stabilization of Afghanistan.

War and Peace in the Caucasus

The emergence of the new states of the Caucasus has been strained by territorial disputes. Conflicts smolder in Chechnya, Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Terrorism and extremism have spread into the region from neighboring Middle East and Central Asia. Islam has emerged as a factor of public life. Caspian oil and its transit routes to the West have become the object of rivalry between major powers. How these challenges are met will determine the security outlook for Russia, Europe and, in part, the United States.

Yukos Affair

The imprisonment of Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his second trial reflect the strong-arm tendencies of Russian politics. What are the chances of a democratic reversal? How will the Khodorkovsky case develop, and what impact will it have on the country’s political life?

 
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