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October 3, 2008
Interview
Steven Pifer, an expert on Russian affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, says U.S.-Russian relations have "deteriorated significantly" since their high point just after 9/11. The next U.S. administration should return to negotiations on limiting strategic arms and other areas of mutual interest, he says.
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September 24, 2008
Transcript
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Russian Federation, discusses Russian geoeconomic relations in a CFR meeting.
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September 19, 2008
Daily Analysis
With tension between Russia and Georgia resonating in Turkey, Ankara looks east to expand economic and strategic partnerships.
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September 15, 2008
Op-Ed
Star-Ledger
Michelle Smith and Charles D. Ferguson write on the U.S. role in the conflict between Russia and Georgia.
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Updated: September 12, 2008
Backgrounder
With oil supplies tighter than ever, regions most vulnerable to oil supply disruptions present a significant concern.
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September 12, 2008
Daily Analysis
The war between Russia and Georgia has complicated Western efforts to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, analysts say.
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September 9, 2008
Podcast
Georgian Vice Prime Minister Georgi Baramidze says Western support is vital for sustaining his country's economy and democracy after the loss of two separatist areas in a war with Russia.
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September 3, 2008
Interview
Robert E. Hunter, a former U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, says Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili miscalculated by sending troops into South Ossetia in mid-August, but in the end, "Russia is the loser here."
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August 26, 2008
Interview
F. Stephen Larrabee, an expert on NATO and Eastern Europe, says Russia's invasion of Georgia was an effort to limit "Western influence into the former Soviet space."
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August 26, 2008
Essential Documents
Statement
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Economic Crisis (10/10): Sebastian Mallaby argues that, “the fastest and fairest way to help ordinay people is via a budget stimulus package,” in the Washington Post.
Iran (10/10): Michael Gerson writes about diplomacy and the potential of a nuclear Iran, in the Washington Post.
U.S. Presidential Election (10/10): Peter Beinart discusses the role of race in the presidential campaigns, in Time .
China (10/9): Brian Klein argues that, “China's economy is actually facing a fundamental structural adjustment that has arrived much earlier than expected,” in the Far East Economic Review .
Financial Markets (10/9): Amity Shlaes writes, “this week's declines by stock markets ... are the prudent actions of a crowd crying 'fraud' and anticipating the inevitable,” on Bloomberg.com.
Healthcare Reform (10/8): Michael Gerson compares the healthcare plans of the presidential candidates, in the Washington Post.
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