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Cover: The Step by Step Early Childhood Education Program: Assessment of Reach and Sustainability

The Step by Step Early Childhood Education Program: Assessment of Reach and Sustainability — 2008

Introduces child-centered teaching methods in preschools in Central and Eastern European countries as a way to promote and develop democratic principles.

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Options for and Effectiveness of Internet Self- and Co-Regulation

Options for and Effectiveness of Internet Self- and Co-Regulation - 2008

The evaluation and design (or facilitated evolution) of new regulatory structures further requires new methods of ex post and ex ante assessment.

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WR Cover ImageSoft Power, Hard Power, and Counterinsurgency: The Early Soviet Experience in Central Asia and Its Implications – 2008

This paper discusses the Soviet experience in Central Asia and concludes by drawing some parallels and disconnects with more recent efforts to fight insurgency and opposition, identifying lessons and implications for the near and longer term.

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Center for Russia and Eurasia

RAND pioneered research on the former Soviet Union. Today, the RAND Center for Russia and Eurasia (CRE) analyzes the foreign, defense, and economic policies of Russia and the Newly Independent States and assists political and economic change within them. Researchers examine underlying social and demographic trends in the region and the implications of developments within the former Soviet Union for international security.

A key facet of this collaboration is the RAND Business Leaders Forum, a membership organization that facilitates in-depth discussions among leading corporate executives from Russia, the United States, and Europe of strategic opportunities and challenges in the development of economic and business relations.

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Biden’s Task in Eastern Europe: Reassurance — Oct. 21, 2009

NATO Multinational Corps Northeast in formation, photo courtesy of www.mncne.pl/

Vice President Joseph Biden’s trip to eastern Europe this week provides an important opportunity to reassure Poland, the Czech Republic, and Romania that the US is committed to their security. This is the subject of a commentary by F. Stephen Larrabee and Christopher S. Chivvis that appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.

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The Right Move in Europe: Improved Opportunities with NATO, Russia — Sep. 23, 2009

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer meets with the President of the Russian Federation, Vla

The Obama administration’s decision to alter course on missile defense was the right choice. However, the U.S. must reassure NATO's East European members that they are still committed to their security needs, according to this commentary by Christopher S. Chivvis for The Washington Times .

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Real Threats, Real Fears, Real Defenses —Sep. 22, 2009

President Peres shakes hands with Russian Federation President Medvedev, photo courtesy of flickr/Is

The Bush missile defense plans for Central Europe are seen as deploying defenses that did not work against a threat that did not exist. James Dobbins discusses some of Obama's options in this commentary for the International Herald Tribune .

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How Russia Can and Can't Help Obama — Aug. 28, 2009

U.S. President Obama and Russian President Medvedev sign documents on nuclear arms reduction July 20

President Obama's recent efforts to push past differences between Russia and the U.S. in an effort to seek cooperation in matters of mutual interest is seen as groundbreaking. However according to this commentary by Brian Michael Jenkins that appeared in ForeignPolicy.com, this has been done before.

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