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Turncoats and Converts Make a Deadly Terrorist Mix
By Simon Saradzhyan This is an extended version of the author’s “Mixing Turncoats and Terrorism” op-ed published in The Moscow Times on September 9, 2012. Events of one August day in Russia’s volatile republic of Dagestan have once again … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fellows' Forum
Tagged Aminat Kurbanova, Dagestan, Derbent District, North Caucacus, Russia, Said Afandi al-Chirkawi, terrorism
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Putin vs. Medvedev on Georgia war in 2008
By Simon Saradzhyan Belfer Center Research Fellow This August, Russia, Georgia and its breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia commemorate the fourth anniversary of the war that they fought in 2008. But while the mood has been predictably festive … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis
Tagged Abkhazia, Dmitry Medvedev, Georgia, Putin, Russia, Sout Ossetia, Yuri Baluyevsky
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Russia and Putin Redux: Prospects for Change
By Simon Saradzhyan and Nabi Abdullaev (Updated Monday, March 5, 2012) There was little doubt that Vladimir Putin would be elected president of Russia on Sunday and return to the Kremlin for a third term. The Central Elections Committee announced … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fellows' Forum
Tagged Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School, Medvedev, Nabi Abdullaev, Putin, Russia, Simon Saradzhayan
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Is Russia Still Dying?
By Ben W. Heineman Jr. (This commentary first appeared on theAtlantic.com) Following Vladmir Putin’s decision that he will run again for President of the Russian Federation next March, there are questions about continuity or change in economic reform, political reform, … Continue reading
Missile Defense Cooperation: It’s Really Not That Hard
By BG Kevin Ryan (US Army retired) Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs According to American press reports, the United States and Russia were close to signing an agreement on missile defense cooperation on the … Continue reading
The Global Future of Nuclear Power after Fukushima
The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan is sending shockwaves through nuclear planning agencies around the world. Policy makers are asking for reviews of safety regulations, publics are expressing concern, and it appears likely that some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Fellows' Forum, Guest Post
Tagged China, Fukushima, India, Japan, nuclear, reactor, Russia, South Korea
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