PAST EVENT
Friday, February 10, 2012
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
On February 10, the Arms Control Initiative at Brookings will host a discussion of New START, how the United States and Russia have managed its implementation over the past year and next steps on strategic force reductions for the two countries. Brookings Senior Fellow Steven Pifer, director of the Arms Control Initiative, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Rose Gottemoeller, Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) for Arms Control and Stability Ted Warner and Joint Staff Deputy Director for Strategic Stability Michael Elliott with James Acton of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Jan Lodal of the Atlantic Council will address implementation and strategic nuclear reductions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Salman Shaikh, February 08, 2012, CNN.com
Salman Shaikh outlines options for ending gridlock in the UN Security Council on Syria. Shaikh argues that the international community should hold Russia to its endorsement of the Arab League’s November initiative, call for another Security Council vote, and form a united front demanding an immediate end to the violence in Syria. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Marvin Kalb, February 07, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Governments around the globe have often decried the influence of “foreign devils” on their societies. Marvin Kalb examines the latest crop of accusations from Russia and Egypt, and questions whether, in the age of social media, such claims continue to hold water. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Steven Pifer, February 06, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Steven Pifer describes NATO and Russian policy regarding nonstrategic nuclear forces in Europe and outlines the range of arms control options for dealing with them, including confidence-building measures, unilateral steps and negotiated reductions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Daniel Kaufmann, February 06, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Daniel Kaufmann examines China and Russia's veto of the U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the violence in Syria, arguing that the veto is unsurprising given the low standards of governance in all three countries. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William Partlett, February 01, 2012, The Brookings Institution
William Partlett discusses the Russian opposition's upcoming march for honest elections and examines why the movement's demands for clean parliamentary elections and the defeat of Vladmir Putin are insufficient. Partlett argues that real change can only be accomplished by reforming Russia's authoritarian constitutional system. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bessma Momani , January 31, 2012, Toronto Star
Bessma Momani discusses Russia and China's support for the Syrian regime, a move, she argues, that is closely related to maintaining military and economic ties with Iran and weakening the legitimacy of U.S. and European foreign policy interests. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Marvin Kalb, January 31, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Russian protesters will take to the streets on February 4 for the third demonstration against Vladimir Putin’s government in advance of the March presidential election. Marvin Kalb assesses the protests' effect on Russian politics, arguing that while Putin may be growing weaker, he is still strong enough to retain power. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clifford G. Gaddy and Fiona Hill, January 30, 2012, Valdai Discussion Club
Clifford Gaddy and Fiona Hill discuss Vladimir Putin's use of historical analogy to legitimize his political actions and policy decisions by comparing them to actions taken by former Russian leaders. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Khaled Elgindy, February 2012, The Brookings Institution
Ten years after its formation, Khaled Elgindy takes a critical look at the Middle East Quartet: the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations. Elgindy examines the group's record on the Middle East peace process, and questions whether bringing the Israelis and Palestinians together is doing more harm than good. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Steven Pifer, January 19, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Nuclear arms control has been a major element of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. To help understand where the United States and Russia are on nuclear arms reductions, as well as possible next steps, Steven Pifer offers a quick introduction to the New START Treaty, next steps on strategic forces, non-strategic nuclear weapons and missile defense issues. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Steven Pifer, January 06, 2012, The National Interest
One year after ratification of the New START Treaty, Steven Pifer outlines actions the Obama administration should take, despite the U.S. election season, to prepare for future nuclear arms reductions. Pifer argues that budgetary concerns could drive reduction talks with the U.S. military and Congress, and discussions with Russia on principles can continue. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert Kagan, January 05, 2012, The Washington Post
Although current problems facing the international community may seem new, Robert Kagan argues that the new year’s most pressing issues—military force, regime types, and happenings in Europe and the United States—will be remarkably familiar to foreign policy observers. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William Partlett, January 04, 2012, The Brookings Institution
The Russian offshore oil and gas industry is now facing the largest disaster in its history after a small rig sunk in the Far East leaving 53 workers dead. William Partlett discusses the Kolskaya tragedy and the implications of Russia's state-centered energy strategy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy, January 04, 2012, The National Interest
Despite protests against Vladimir Putin’s presidential campaign announcement, Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy argue that Putin deserves a place in history. Hill and Gaddy examine the Russian prime minister through five lenses: the statist, the survivalist, the outsider, the free marketeer and the case officer. Read More