October 2008

War in Georgia, Jitters All Around
by Svante E. Cornell
"Moscow's ambitions… directly undermine the entire European project of peace, freedom, and prosperity."

It Is Still Putin’s Russia
by Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Clearly Medvedev either cannot or will not diverge significantly from the path on which Putin set his country in 2000."

Moscow’s New Economic Imperialism
by Marshall I. Goldman
"Russia's wealth has catapulted it into new power relationships not only with its energy customers, but also with what is still its main rival, the United States."

Seeds of Discontent: Russia’s Food Woes
by Jessica Allina-Pisano
“The Russian government . . . risks losing some of its legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry if food prices continue to rise and citizens begin to feel their daily existence slide into insecurity"

The Health Crisis in Russia’s Ranks
by Murray Feshbach
"Russia is a country with a huge military arsenal and major ambitions—but very low human potential to realize these ambitions."

Perspectives: How the West Failed Georgia... And... The Fate of Gerorgian Democracy
by Alexander Cooley, Julie A. George and Christoph H. Stefes
Perspectives

Book Review: Yeltsin's Uncertain Legacy
by William W. Finan Jr.
A new book argues that the former Russian president deserves a place among the world's great democrats. If only he had not been so reckless with executive authority and the economy.

The Month In Review
by The Editors of Current History
August 2008

Map of Russia and Eurasia
by Editors of Current History
Map of Russia and Eurasia