Two Sides of the New Russia

There is no consensus about the nature of the political system in Moscow today. Yet how one understands the motivations propelling Russian policy abroad depends on how one understands its…

The author analyses the confluence of several elements that helped to set Russia’s course: the influence of history; the challenges of the transformation process itself; the importance of leadership; and…

Although his methods are hardly democratic, Putin’s efforts to strengthen the Russian state may help democracy in the long term.