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Kofman: Kremlin Thinks Syrian War Boosted Russia’s International Position; SWP: Nord Stream 2 Stop Would Be Seismic, But Trade, Exchange With Russia Still Vital for Berlin September 14, 2020 Russia’s elites see its involvement in Syria as having raised its international position, writes Kofman; SWP argues that Germany must consider several aspects before pulling the plug on the pipeline; and more in our weekly analysis round-up. Continued debate over the future of Nord Stream 2 underscores Russia s significant role in the global energy market. So how does Russia impact the United States’ vital interest in ensuring its energy security? Luke Harding scrupulously presents every bit of data behind the hypothesis that Vladimir Putin controls Donald Trump and Boris Johnson in a book that can be extolled by one political camp and dismissed as a “fake” conspiracy theory by another. Kofman: Kremlin Thinks Syrian War Boosted Russia’s International Position; SWP: Nord Stream 2 Stop Would Be Seismic, But Trade, Exchange With Russia Still Vital for Berlin September 14, 2020 RM Staff Russians continue to worry most about price increases and unemployment growth, according to the results of the latest in the series of polls by the Levada Center. Read More RM Staff What have the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his newly announced vice-presidential pick said on the U.S. policies they advocate on key Russia-related issues, as well as their views on Russia itself? Read More Peter Rutland and Andrei Kazantsev Studying the reactions to Black Lives Matter in Russia can teach us a lot about Russian society—just as Russians and others have learned a great deal about American society as the movement has unfolded. Read More Who ‘Defeated’ ISIS? An Analysis of US and Russian Contributions Domitilla Sagramoso There can be little doubt that the U.S. and its allies played a much bigger role in subduing the terror group than Russia. But ISIS has plenty of life in it yet and any alleged victory is fragile. Read More RM Staff The Levada Center s Aug. 20-26 poll shows that the LDPR has extended the lead it gained in February over the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF). Read More Russia and US National Interests: Maintaining a Balance of Power in Europe and Asia Nikolas K. Gvosdev In this primer, the first in an exclusive series designed to facilitate a reassessment of America’s relationship with Moscow, Nikolas K. Gvosdev argues that U.S. policy toward Moscow should not create incentives for closer Russia-China ties. Read More Simon Saradzhyan A number of Russia-watchers have proclaimed that Russia’s military intervention in Belarus is imminent or even underway. But is it? Read More RM Staff Russia presents a critical foreign policy challenge to the U.S., one which will be poorly served by either demonization or conciliation, writes leading Russia expert Olga Oliker. What is needed is considered, knowledgeable and nuanced policy. Read More Eugene Rumer Neither endorsing democracy nor threatening sanctions will advance democracy in Belarus, put an end to police brutality or deter Putin from sending his troops to Belarus to save its crumbling dictatorship—should he decide to do so. Read More A Conversation Between Graham Allison and Angela Stent Graham Allison and Angela Stent The U.S. leadership is slowly waking up to the reality of a Russia-China entente. This is an unnatural partnership. But U.S. policies have driven China and Russia closer, and Putin and Xi have managed their differences well. Read More Did the US Government Support Chechen Separatism? Russian President Vladimir Putin and his subordinates have claimed that the U.S. government has supported Chechen separatism, but is there evidence to back up these claims?  What’s Russia Weaponizing? Russia has been accused of weaponizing everything from refugees and national trauma to cockroaches and the weather. Here's our list so far. Russia Matters 2018 | This project has been made possible with support from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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