News

Bell: Reducing Nuclear Threats Requires US to Engage Russia; Ford: US Should Rely More on Russia in Syria; Baunov: Protests in Russia Not Necessarily Pro-Western, Pro-Democracy

January 25, 2021
Bell argues U.S. has no choice but to reinstate nuclear policy dialogue, cooperative activities with Russia; Ford urges U.S. to step back in Syria; Baunov notes weekend protests not necessarily pro-Western; and more in our weekly analysis round-up.
Analysis

Russia’s Impact on US National Interests: Preventing Nuclear War and Proliferation

Alexandra Bell January 21, 2021 RM Exclusives
The U.S. should think about future engagement with Russia as the continuation of a long and sometimes difficult process that has ably served the security of both countries.
Analysis

William Burns on Russia

Daniel Shapiro January 14, 2021 RM Exclusives
What has U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's pick for CIA director said on Russia? Check out our compilation for some of Burns' observations and policy ideas regarding Russia.
News
Bell: Reducing Nuclear Threats Requires US to Engage Russia; Ford: US Should Rely More on Russia in Syria; Baunov: Protests in Russia Not Necessarily Pro-Western, Pro-Democracy
January 25, 2021
Analysis
Russia’s Impact on US National Interests: Preventing Nuclear War and Proliferation
January 21, 2021
Analysis
William Burns on Russia
January 14, 2021
RM Staff Picks
Analysis

Russia’s Impact on US National Interests: Stability of the International Economy

Joseph Haberman
Just like the U.S., Moscow has a vested interest in global economic stability. But U.S. policymakers should not ignore Russia’s role as a potential disrupter.
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Analysis

With Hacking, the United States Needs to Stop Playing the Victim

Paul Kolbe
Instead of acting surprised after a cyberattack, the United States must better defend its digital homeland and learn how to better operate in a state of constant cyberconflict.
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Analysis

A Look at the Military Lessons of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Michael Kofman
The implications of the conflict continue to reverberate well outside the region given its potential significance for regional and great powers alike, while further spurring debates on the character of modern warfare.
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Analysis

Does the International Liberal Order Have a Future?

Joseph S. Nye Jr.
The question Biden faces is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the United States can work with an inner core of allies while cooperating with a broader set of states to cope with transnational threats.
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Blog

From Primers on How to Manage Relationship with Russia to Lessons of Karabakh War: RM's Most Read of 2020

RM Staff
From the U.S. and Russia's contributions to subduing ISIS to the reverberations of conflicts in Russia's near abroad, Russia Matters' most popular reads of 2020 address a variety of challenging geopolitical questions.
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Analysis

The US Should Stop Underestimating Russian Power

Kathryn E. Stoner
Conventional wisdom says Vladimir Putin has a weak hand in international politics, but plays it well. The problem with this idea is that it seriously underestimates the value of the cards in Putin’s hand.
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Analysis

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Russia

RM Staff
UPDATED. What have the president-elect and vice president-elect said on the U.S. policies they advocate on key Russia-related issues, as well as their views on Russia itself?
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Blog

Russians Expect US-Russian Relations to Worsen Under Biden

RM Staff
A new Levada Center poll shows that more Russians expect U.S.-Russian relations to worsen after Biden's election than did in 2016 after Trump's.
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Analysis

Who ‘Defeated’ ISIS? An Analysis of US and Russian Contributions

Domitilla Sagramoso
There can be little doubt that the U.S. and its allies played a much bigger role in subduing the terror group than Russia. But ISIS has plenty of life in it yet and any alleged victory is fragile.
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Analysis

Do Black Lives Matter in Russia?

Peter Rutland and Andrei Kazantsev
Studying the reactions to Black Lives Matter in Russia can teach us a lot about Russian society—just as Russians and others have learned a great deal about American society as the movement has unfolded.
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US-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability

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