http://www.heritage.org/research/ The Heritage Foundation Papers: Russia and Eurasia Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:10:11 EST http://www.heritage.org/ui/icons/thflogo.gif http://www.heritage.org/ en-us heritage.org Copyright 2009 The Heritage Foundation Russia still considers the United States its "principal adversary." Russia also relies on its nuclear weapons to compensate for its inferiority in conventional weapons relative to the U.S., NATO, and China. Russian political and military leaders are still captives of czarist and Soviet geopolitical thinking and military traditions. U.S. policymakers need to understand this background and Russia's Soviet-style negotiating tactics when negotiating realistic and verifiable arms control agreements with Russia. The Obama Administration's wishful thinking and unilateral concessions will not prevent a new arms race. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg2338.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:19:58 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg2338.cfm Russia's revenues from oil and natural gas are enabling its aggressive and often anti-Western foreign policy. Russia's falling economic performance has toned down Russia's rhetoric, but has not drastically changed Russia's foreign policy narrative, which remains decidedly anti-status quo and implicitly anti-American. The U.S. needs to devise incentives for steps that facilitate Russia's integration into global markets, but deny benefits if Russia continues to pursue anti-American policies or refuses to enact the needed changes. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg2333.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., and Richard E. Ericson, Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:33:38 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg2333.cfm Russia's revenues from oil and natural gas are enabling its aggressive and often anti-Western foreign policy. Russia's falling economic performance has toned down Russia's rhetoric, but has not drastically changed Russia's foreign policy narrative, which remains decidedly anti-status quo and implicitly anti-American. The U.S. needs to devise incentives for steps that facilitate Russia's integration into global markets, but deny benefits if Russia continues to pursue anti-American policies or refuses to enact the needed changes. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg2333es.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., and Richard E. Ericson, Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:12:40 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg2333es.cfm The Congressional Russia Caucus should guard American interests while promoting an agenda which encourages security, freedom, democracy, and economic cooperation with Russia. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2636.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:59:33 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2636.cfm As Joe Biden visited Kyiv and Tbilisi, the Obama Administration managed to dilute a key message--that Russia should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2565.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:14:07 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2565.cfm On July 7, Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will meet for their first full-fledged summit in Moscow. There are many issues President Obama must address and several courses of action he should take. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2506.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:41:21 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2506.cfm President Obama's discussions with Minister Lavrov serve as important preparatory talks for his July 2009 meeting with President Medvedev in Moscow. The United States must be clear that it intends to reset relations with Russia, and do so only on terms that work with--and not against--American policy. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2431.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Sally McNamara Russia and Eurasia Fri, 08 May 2009 16:48:36 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2431.cfm The United States can explore Russia's willingness to rethink its relationship with Iran, yet Washington should not bargain away its own interests or those of its allies. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2368.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:03:24 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2368.cfm Russia, seeking a new place in the global architecture, is pursuing an increasingly assertive foreign policy. President Barack Obama and his Administration will need to tread carefully when confronting the mix of great-power anti-status quo revisionism and resentment, recent symptoms of which include the Russian-Georgian war, energy conflicts in Europe, Russian pressure against Ukraine, and consolidation of Russian power in Eurasia. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/sr0049.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:32:48 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/sr0049.cfm The Obama Administration should use extreme caution in negotiating Russian cooperation on Iran. http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2350.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. Russia and Eurasia Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:18:13 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm2350.cfm