Why the Black Sea?
When Americans think about the world, they divide it into discrete regions: Europe, spanning from Norway to Greece; the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Why the Black Sea?
A nation must think before it acts.
Ukraine
Five Major Challenges Putin’s Russia Will Have to Face in 2017
The Majalla Throughout 2016 Russia made frequent headlines on most global news sites. This infamy was a result of...
Trump, Putin, and the Art of Appeasement
The Atlantic Donald Trump’s Russia strategy is based on making a series of one-sided concessions in the hopes of...
The U.S.-Russia Relationship: Trump Can’t Fix It, but He Can’t Break It, Either
Over the past several months, much has been made of President-elect Donald Trump’s attitude toward and connections with Russia...
Why Did a Pro-Russian Candidate Win the Presidency in Moldova?
On November 13, over 52.1% of Moldovans voted for Igor Dodon of the Socialist Party. He is the country’s...
Conference Report – New Dawn: Russia and the West after the U.S. Presidential Elections
On Thursday, November 3, 2016, FPRI co-sponsored a conference, New Dawn: Russia and the West after the U.S. Presidential...
Searching for a Trump Grand Strategy
During his Presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump continuously emphasized several themes: the United States was on the “losing” end...
Moldova Torn between Past and Future Ahead of Presidential Run-offs
On November 13, 2016, Igor Dodon and Maia Sandu will face off in a run off election for the...
COLCHIS: Misha’s next adventure
bne Intellinews As widely expected in the past couple of months, Mikheil Saakashvili, former Georgian president turned Ukrainian district...
US and Russia: A Pacific Reconciliation?
Australian Institute of International Affairs Russia’s Far East is just as susceptible to Chinese power as the countries of...