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Rebuilding arms control - August 10, 2007
Russia’s recent announcement that it intends to formally suspend its compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty and withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty has caused consternation in Western capitals as discussed in this commentary by David Mosher and F. Stephen Larrabee for United Press International. These agreements limit Russian and NATO conventional forces, heavy weaponry, and the deployment of intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe.
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Missile Defense: Avoiding a Crisis in Europe - Mar. 29, 2007
The United States should not abandon its plans to deploy a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic just because of a temper tantrum by Putin or the blustering of a few Russian generals. But before America proceeds with the deployment, it needs to spell out more clearly the benefits and risks of the move. Key questions are discussed in this commentary by F. Stephen Larrabee and David E. Mosher for the International Herald Tribune.
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Paradoxes: Liberal...Conservative...Go Figure - Mar. 26, 2007
One of the few matters that Democrats and Republicans apparently agree on these days is the use of “liberal” and “conservative” as shorthand for the political left and right, respectively. This is ironic since the economic policies associated with these groups are the mirror images of what they stand for in the rest of the world. The sharpest contrast is in China and Russia, which are both struggling to manage a transition from highly centralized planned economies to market–driven ones as discussed in this commentary by Charles Wolf, Jr. for the Milken Institute Review.
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Central Asia’s Great Game - Mar. 5, 2007
The recent election of the former deputy prime minister and health minister, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, as president of Turkmenistan could have a profound influence on events far from the remote Central Asian nation. With one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world, Moscow, Beijing, Washington and many European capitals will be watching closely to see what policies Berdymukhammedov will pursue, as discussed by F. Stephen Larrabee in a commentary for the United Press International.
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Head of Expert Department of the President of the Russian Federation Speaks at RAND Business Forum - Dec. 1, 2007
The twentyfirst meeting of the RAND Business Leaders Forum took place on Dec. 1 - 2, 2007, in Moscow. The Forum focused on the international financial system, collaboration between, government, science, and business organizations, globalization, the role of Russian state corporations, and the impact of the Russian paliamentary elections. The keynote speaker was Arkady Dvorkovich, Head of Expert Department of the President of the Russian Federation, who spoke on “The Role of State Corporations in Today’s and Tomorrow’s Russian Economy”.
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