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Save to My PortfolioPreviewing President Obama’s Trip to Russia

Steven Pifer, July 01, 2009

Previewing President Obama’s Trip to RussiaAs President Obama prepares for talks with Russian President Medvedev in Moscow, Steven Pifer says the administration is looking for three key outcomes from the meeting: a new treaty to replace START, a cooperative approach for dealing with Iran and Afghanistan, and a structured mechanism to keep their mutual interests on track.

Russia, Nuclear Weapons, Proliferation, Foreign Policy, Iraq

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Save to My PortfolioThe Moscow Summit and Improving the U.S.-Russian Relationship

Steven Pifer, June 24, 2009, RIA Novosti

Steven Pifer looks toward President Obama's July visit to Moscow where he will meet with President Medvedev of Russia. Pifer outlines three outcomes—including a successor to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty—the U.S. should hope for from the talks. Read More

Russia, International Relations, Arms Control, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Weapons

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Political Crisis in Georgia: Prospects for Resolution

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
4:15 PM to 5:30 PM
Washington, DC

On June 17, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings will host Irakli Alasania, former Georgian permanent representative to the United Nations and currently the head of the Alliance for Georgia opposition group, for a discussion on the political crisis in Georgia and the prospects for resolution. Read More

Georgia, Russia, Politics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioChina and Russia: When Giants Meet

David Shambaugh, June 15, 2009, The New York Times

Hu Jintao's recent visit to Moscow showed off the significant strides in bilateral relations between China and Russia. David Shambaugh notes that the real challenge for the United States and Europe is to engage both nations in a broader global partnership and to break the Beijing-Moscow duopoly that often splits the U.N. Security Council. Read More

China, Russia, International Relations, United Nations

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioStrategies for Engagement: 2009 CUSE Annual Conference

Friday, May 29, 2009
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

On May 29, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings (CUSE) will host experts and officials from both sides of the Atlantic for the 2009 CUSE Annual Conference to examine the prospect of engagement with Iran and Russia, and how to deal with groups such as Hamas and the Taliban. Read More

Europe, Iran, Russia, Terrorism, Diplomacy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Next Steps in U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Reductions

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Washington, DC

ReutersIn May, U.S. and Russian officials began meetings in Moscow to discuss cutting stockpiles of nuclear weapons. To assesses the considerations of both the United States and Russia and to offer suggestions for building a new framework to reduce strategic arsenals, Brookings expert Steven Pifer and Senior Politico Editor Fred Barbash took questions in this week’s edition of the Scouting Report. Read More

Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Foreign Policy, The Presidency

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThinking Big on Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Carlos Pascual and Steven Pifer, May 07, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Thinking Big on Nuclear Non-ProliferationThe spread of nuclear weapons is one of the deadliest threats to the human race, and over 30 countries have declared intent to develop nuclear programs. In the wake of a meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia, Carlos Pascual and Steven Pifer argue that both countries must breathe new life into the Non-Proliferation Treaty regime to strengthen firewalls against proliferation and curtail weaponization. Read More

Nuclear Weapons, Proliferation, Russia, Arms Control, Defense

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Save to My PortfolioReviving U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control

Wednesday, May 06, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Nuclear arms control has returned to the top of the U.S.-Russia agenda. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently agreed to work out a new agreement to reduce strategic offensive arms, part of a process aimed ultimately at a nuclear-free world. On May 6, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted a discussion on the role of nuclear arms control in U.S.-Russia relations and its challenges. Read More

Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Foreign Policy, Defense Strategy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBeyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions

Steven Pifer, May 2009, The Brookings Institution

Beyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms ReductionsIn April, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced they would work on a new agreement to limit offensive arms before the START treaty expires in December. On Monday, the first round of talks on a new strategic arms reduction treaty begin in Moscow. Steven Pifer assesses the considerations of both countries and offers suggestions for building a new framework to reduce strategic arsenals. Read More

Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Proliferation, Defense

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioCurrent Political and Economic Developments in Ukraine

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

On April 22, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyria for a discussion of the current political and economic developments in Ukraine. Read More

Ukraine, Elections, Russia, Europe, Global Financial Crisis

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDangerous Leviathans: Russia's Bad Philosophy

Strobe Talbott, May/June 2009, Foreign Policy

Dangerous Leviathans: Russia's Bad PhilosophyStrobe Talbott says Russia's aggressive foreign policy over the last decade is ill-suited to today's interdependent, consensus-based world. While Russia's leaders seem to have adopted the philosophical tenets of Thomas Hobbes in their pursuit of an authoritarian state, Talbott says that the cooperative vision of statehood proposed by Immanuel Kant is a better model. "If Russia’s future is to be better than its past," argues Talbott, "then Kant will have to prevail over Hobbes."
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Russia, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioObama Sees Turkey's Influence and Value

Samuel Berger and Mark R. Parris, April 09, 2009, U.S. News and World Report

During President Obama's recent trip to Turkey, former national security adviser Samuel Berger and Brookings visiting fellow Mark Parris wrote that Turkey is worth the time and effort. Though the U.S. and Turkey cannot expect their strategic partnership to be seamless, Turkey can play an important role from Afghanistan to the Middle East and into Europe. Read More

Turkey, Foreign Policy, NATO, Middle East, Europe

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Save to My PortfolioTackling NATO's Challenges

Monday, March 30, 2009
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

ReutersWhen President Barack Obama and NATO leaders met in early April to celebrate the NATO alliance’s 60th anniversary, they also confronted the daunting challenges facing NATO today. Prior to the event, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings held a public discussion to preview President Obama’s first NATO summit. Read More

NATO, Foreign Policy, Defense, Afghanistan, Russia

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Save to My PortfolioBarack Obama's First NATO Summit

Steven Pifer, March 25, 2009

As NATO celebrates its 60th anniversary, Visiting Fellow Steven Pifer says the alliance has serious business to conduct. President Obama and other alliance leaders will address issues of critical importance including unrest in Afghanistan and Russia’s relationship with its neighbors.

NATO, Foreign Policy, Defense, Afghanistan, Russia

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioU.S.-Russian Leadership for Global Financial and Energy Security

Monday, March 23, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

U.S.-Russian Leadership for Global Financial and Energy SecurityAmid a growing global recession and financial and energy challenges, a new U.S.-Russia relationship offers promise for new models of cooperation aimed at long-term solutions. On March 23, Brookings hosted a panel of Russian and American experts to discuss international cooperation on energy security, the financial architecture, and other key challenges. Read More

Russia, Energy Security, Global Financial Crisis, Global Economics, BRICs

In Brief

Russia’s path forward since the collapse of the Soviet Union has been a turbulent mix of openness and retrenchment. Vladimir Putin—poised to remain a powerful figure in Russia after ceding presidential power to a hand-picked successor—has re-asserted his nation’s role as a global superpower while limiting expansion of political and economic reforms unleashed under Boris Yeltsin. Brookings experts are probing the internal political and economic challenges Moscow faces, as well as Russia’s place on the world stage.

Featured Experts

Strobe Talbott

Strobe Talbott

President, The Brookings Institution

Strobe Talbott is president of the Brookings Institution. Talbott, whose career spans journalism, government service, and academe, is an expert on U.S. foreign policy, with specialties on Europe, Russia, South Asia, and nuclear arms control. As deputy secretary of state in the Clinton administration, Talbott was deeply involved in both the conduct of U.S. policy abroad and the management of executive branch relations with Congress. In 2009, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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Clifford G. Gaddy

Clifford G. Gaddy

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development

Clifford Gaddy, an economist specializing in Russia, is writing books on the political economy of Russian oil and gas and on the country’s long-term growth prospects. His earlier books include Russia’s Virtual Economy and The Siberian Curse.
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Fiona Hill

Fiona Hill

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Fiona Hill is a specialist on Russia and the Caucasus. She is currently on leave from Brookings, serving as National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council.
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Barack Obama's First NATO Summit

As NATO celebrates its 60th anniversary, Steven Pifer says the alliance still has serious business to conduct. President Obama and other alliance leaders will address issues of critical importance including unrest in Afghanistan and Russia’s relationship with its neighbors.

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