Carnegie Moscow Center
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a time of momentous social and political change, including in Russia, but Russia’s development followed a different path than that of many Eastern European countries.
The U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission established by Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev opened a new chapter in bilateral relations between the United States and Russia, with a focus on institutions, specific deliverables, and long-term perspective.
The Internet is changing the way people identify themselves at global, local, and personal levels, and as the concept of citizenship evolves, modes of governance must do more to keep up with a changing society.