Biden’s Task in Eastern Europe: Reassurance — Oct. 21, 2009
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
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
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
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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Russia and the Perils of Personal Diplomacy — Jul. 7, 2009
History predicts U.S.-Russia relations will require more than a personal bond of nations’ leaders, according to this commentary by F. Stephen Larrabee that appeared on NYTimes.com.
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BRIC-à-Brac — Jun. 16, 2009
The leaders of the BRIC countries Brazil, Russia, India, and China hold their first stand-alone summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on Tuesday, June 16, but the timing of this meeting is hardly coincidental, as discussed by Andrew Weiss for ForeignPolicy.com .
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European Union at Cross Purposes in Kosovo — Apr. 27, 2009
Standing on the Mitrovica bridge looking at the Serbian flags flying on the northern side of the Iber River, it is clear that something is gravely amiss in Europe's youngest democracy, Kosovo, as discussed in this commentary by Christopher S. Chivvis for GlobalSecurity.com.
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Andrew Weiss Named to Lead RAND Business Leaders Forum, Center For Russia And Eurasia — Apr. 9, 2009
Andrew Weiss, an expert on Russia and the former Soviet Union, has been named executive director of the RAND Business Leaders Forum and the director of the RAND Center for Russia and Eurasia, RAND Corporation President and CEO James A. Thomson announced today.
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Jeremy R. Azrael Was Convener of Leaders Who Shaped Post-Communist Russian Economy — Mar. 23, 2009
Jeremy R. Azrael, a leading expert on the Russian economy and a longtime political scientist at the RAND Corporation, died March 19 at his home in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 73. He was best known for establishing and leading a semi-annual economic forum following the end of the Soviet Union to bring together Russian, European and American executives and political leaders for regular exchanges in Moscow and New York.
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U.S.-NATO Immersion Course — Mar. 11, 2009
At a major conference in Munich last month, Vice President Joseph Biden underscored the U.S. determination to rebuild strong and productive relations with its European allies. At the conference, no issue mattered more than Afghanistan, as discussed by Robert E. Hunter in this commentary for The Washington Times.
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