CRE in the News
RAND researchers often write commentaries for publications on a variety of topics. For a complete list of all commentaries by RAND staff, visit the RAND Newsroom. The page below lists commentaries topics related to Russia and Eurasia.
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2008
2007
Central Asia´s other ‘Turkmenbashis’ - Jan. 15, 2007
The sudden death in late December of Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan´s authoritarian president-for-life who declared himself "Turkmenbashi" (Leader of all Turkmens), jeopardizes stability in a country that is an increasingly important supplier of energy to Europe. Worse, given the absence of a clearly designated successor and the weakness of civil society and other political institutions, his death could have repercussions across Central Asia as discussed in this commentary by F. Stephen Larrabee in Project Syndicate.
A mighty country's progress and regress — Jan. 4, 2007
Fifteen years after the Soviet Union collapsed and split apart, Russia still fits Winston Churchill's characterisation of Stalin's USSR nearly seven decades ago: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Throughout the presidencies of Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s and that of Vladimir Putin, Russia has opened its doors to international trade, investment, tourism, the media, and the internet. The question of the direction of the Russian economy is the subject of a commentary by Charles Wolf, Jr. in Project Syndicate
2006
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Ukraine's New Politics — Apr. 8, 2006
The recent parliamentary elections in Ukraine were a wake-up call, not just for President Viktor Yushchenko, but also for the European Union and the United States, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Taras Kuzio in a United Press International commentary.
2005
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December 13, 2005: The Challenge of Ukraine's European Integration
By Taras Kuzio and Jennifer Moroney (United Press International)
December 8, 2005: NATO's Role in Nation-building
By James Dobbins (NATO Review)
October 28, 2005: Terror in Historical Context
By Brian Michael Jenkins (United Press International)
September 30, 2005: NATO Peacekeepers Need a Partner
By James Dobbins (International Herald Tribune)
September 6, 2005: Why America Shouldn't Sever Uzbekistan Ties
By Olga Oliker (Baltimore Sun)
February 15, 2005: Spreading Democracy in Ukraine
By Jennifer D.P. Moroney (The Hill)
February 10, 2005: Western Strategy for Ukraine
By F. Stephen Larrabee (United Press International)
2004
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November 22, 2004: Outside View: Russia's Caucasus Gambit
By F. Stephen Larrabee (United Press International)
October 26, 2004: The Next President and NATO
By Robert E. Hunter (Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
October 22, 2004: Outside View: Ukraine elections and the West
By Robert E. Hunter (United Press International)
August 12, 2004: Afghanistan Without Doctors
By Cheryl Benard (Wall Street Journal)
April 2, 2004: Kosovo: Delaying is the Least-Bad Option
By James Dobbins (International Herald Tribune) Read commentary at iht.com
March 19, 2004: The West Must Now Reassess its Gamble on Russia
By Robert Hunter (Financial Times)
January 6, 2004: Carrots Are as Vital as Sticks in the Balkans
By James Dobbins (Financial Times)
2002
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September 12, 2002: Afghanistan's Faltering Reconstruction
By James Dobbins (New York Times)
May 22, 2002: NATO, Russia Can Get Far with Small Steps
By Robert E. Hunter and Sergey M. Rogov (Los Angeles Times)
2001
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November 29 , 2001: Peacekeeping Forces Have a Long Afghan Haul Ahead of Them
By Daniel Byman (International Herald Tribune)
November 13, 2001: Don't Open the Door to Russia Yet
By Robert E. Hunter (Los Angeles Times)
August 1, 2001: Nothing's Free in Dealing with Putin
By Robert E. Hunter (Los Angeles Times)


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