Dmitri Trenin says that transforming U.S.-Russian strategic relations will improve the chances of creating an inclusive security community in the Euro-Atlantic region.
Dmitri Trenin says that Putin’s surprising decision to skip the G8 summit means that he is putting the stability of his power structure above his diplomatic engagements abroad.
Lilia Shevtsova notes that as Putin returns to the Kremlin, he faces a significantly different Russia. The previous Putin’s consensus between those in power and society has fallen apart.
James Collins outlines how Europe, Russia, and the United States can build trust and work together cooperatively on missile defense.
Some forecasting models predict that incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama has a good chance of winning the November 2012 presidential election, while other methods predict his defeat.
Lilia Shevtsova and David Kramer write that Putin's return to power reveals that Medvedev's supposedly reformist presidency primarily enabled Putin's personalized rule to continue unabated.
Dmitri Trenin writes that leading Syria to peace is a responsibility which it is safer for the international community to accept than to ignore.
Alexey Malashenko writes that over the last two years Kyrgyzstan has functioned under a non-authoritarian system and has started moving in a different direction from its Central Asian neighbors.
Leading experts analyze the implications of France’s presidential election.
Dmitri Trenin says that as Russia develops its Asian strategy, it will certainly put a strong emphasis on cooperation with China, but it will not ignore its interests and opportunities in other countries in the region.
In a new book edited by Maria Lipman and Nikolay Petrov, leading experts analyze the possible scenarios for Russia’s development and conclude that the political and economic system Putin created is incapable of dealing with Russia’s rapidly changing conditions.
As armed clashes last weekend show, north Lebanon is becoming a growing support base for the Syrian revolution. Sunni mobilization in support of the uprising in Syria is mounting and the Lebanese government is losing its ability to maintain its policy of neutrality.
Chinese National Oil Companies, while owned by the government, increasingly base investment decisions on market signals rather than state orders. Their efforts to access oil and gas resources are helping to meet the challenge of high petroleum consumption levels.
The success of Germany's Pirates party is the result of its transparency and accountability. Sustaining that enthusiasm through national elections in 2013 will be a challenge, however.
It remains to be seen whether the Obama administration's policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan will intentionally or inadvertently usher in forces that could leave the region more dangerous.
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