17/02/2017 | Frente Externo
Can Trump And Putin, Despite Uproar, Still Make A Deal? – Analysis
Reports of Russian influence in the highest levels of US government could speed a deal for Trump and Putin.
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26/07/2013 | Frente Externo
As Tensions with West Rise, Moscow Looks to Asia
With large-scale military exercises and huge energy deals, Russia has been increasingly assertive in Asia.
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25/10/2011 | Economia y Finanzas
Can China, Russia Close Gas Deal?
China is thirsty for it and Russia has plenty. So why can’t the two countries finally close a natural gas deal?.
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03/08/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Are China and US Destined to Clash?
August 1 is Army Day in China. Recent improvements in Sino-US military ties are welcome, but conflicting interests mean tensions might still be inevitable.
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26/06/2011 | En Parrilla
China’s Proliferation Problem
Are economics trumping non-proliferation concerns for Chinese officials dealing with Iran and North Korea? A new UN report suggests maybe.
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26/06/2011 | En Parrilla
China’s Proliferation Problem
Are economics trumping non-proliferation concerns for Chinese officials dealing with Iran and North Korea? A new UN report suggests maybe.
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13/04/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Russia's Libya Strategy
The Russian government has effectively managed to balance its competing interests regarding Libya, despite having much less influence on events there than many other governments.
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11/01/2011 | Frente Externo
Russia - Democratization Not Dead Yet - Expert
Even though democratization in Russia is going through a lockdown phase at present, a University of California-Los Angeles scholar says there is still reason to dream that a civil society could someday emerge there.
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21/11/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Russia Pushes for Counter-Narcotics Front
Summary - As Russian President Dmitry Medvedev prepares to make an appearance at the NATO summit taking place November 19-20, Russian officials are pushing for the Alliance to demonstrate a greater spirit of cooperation with Moscow in combating drug production in Afghanistan.
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17/11/2010 | Transparencia
Russia - US Helsinki Commission Takes on Corruption in Former Soviet States
For over three decades, the US Helsinki Commission has promoted the former Soviet states’ compliance with international human rights norms. Now the commission appears to be expanding the scope of its mission to include economic affairs.
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03/11/2010 | En Parrilla
El diálogo de paz en Afganistán
La Administración de Obama ha afirmado que, si bien no va a participar de forma directa, respalda la idea de negociaciones de paz entre los talibanes afganos y el Gobierno de Kabul. Este asentimiento por parte de la Casa Blanca se produjo tras la publicación de unos informes que señalaban que representantes del presidente afgano, Hamid Karzai, habían iniciado conversaciones preliminares de alto nivel sobre un posible Gobierno de coalición y una agenda común para acordar una retirada militar de la OTAN de Afganistán.
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20/10/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The Transformation of the U.S. Military Reserves
The transformation in the use of reserve components has also complicated the cost-benefit calculations that go into policymaking.
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29/09/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
EU Ponders Defense Irrelevance
Last week, French Defense Minister Hervé Morin told an informal meeting of European Union defense ministers in Ghent that if they did not pool their defense capabilities more effectively, Europe risked becoming a protectorate. "Fifty years from now we'll become a pawn in the balance between the new powers," Morin said, "and we'll be under a Sino-America condominium."
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16/06/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Moscow Ponders Kyrgyz Intervention
The ability of the Kyrgyz armed forces and security services to restore order is uncertain.
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29/04/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Strategic Implications of Russia-Ukraine Base Renewal
Despite fist fights and smoke bombs within the parliament building as well as protests outside the Supreme Rada, Ukrainian legislators yesterday ratified the controversial Russian-Ukraine base-for-gas agreement. According to the deal's provisions, in exchange for Moscow accepting lower prices for Ukraine's gas purchases, the Russian Navy can remain at its Sevastopol base in the Crimea for another 25 years after the current lease expires in 2017.
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09/04/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Moscow Bombings Highlight Russia's North Caucasus Problem
Last month's terrorist bombings of the Moscow Metro along with other indicators of surging Islamic-inspired violence in southern Russia suggest that the Kremlin has yet to overcome longstanding Muslim hostility to Moscow's control of the North Caucasus. Although the Russian federal government adopted a new strategy a year ago that might eventually overcome some persistent problems, the Moscow massacre risks triggering another wave of escalating reciprocal violence.
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25/02/2010 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
NATO's Rasmussen Stresses Allied Support for Afghan Mission
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is playing a crucial role in sustaining the alliance's Afghan mission, encouraging allied governments and publics alike during his transatlantic travels to appreciate the perspectives of their partners as well as the value of NATO as an institution. Consistent with that, among the objectives of his trip to Washington this week was to remind Americans of how extensively other NATO countries have collaborated in support of U.S. security objectives.
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11/11/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Parsing China's North Korea Policy
One of the issues President Barack Obama will inevitably discuss when he visits China next week is the deadlocked Six-Party Talks seeking to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
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11/11/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Parsing China's North Korea Policy
One of the issues President Barack Obama will inevitably discuss when he visits China next week is the deadlocked Six-Party Talks seeking to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
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