Sergei Karaganov
Sergei Karaganov is Dean of the School of World Economics and International Affairs at Russia’s National Research University Higher School of Economics.
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2011-07-22
| While Russia needs to integrate itself with Europe’s remaining islands of innovation (Germany, above all), it is the growth potential of the Asia-Pacific region that will determine the country’s future. But Russia has yet to devise a long-term and comprehensive Asian strategy.... read |
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2011-04-27
| The wave of support around the world for a ban on nuclear weapons, “nuclear zero,” is becoming a call for the end of the strategic doctrine of "mutually assured destruction." But, as long as we cannot make ourselves behave in a civilized way, nuclear weapons ensure that we do not become barbaric.... read |
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2010-04-29
| Unlike other weapons, nuclear arms are an effective means of preventing the large-scale wars and mass destruction of people, property, and cultures that have plagued humanity throughout recorded history. To reject nuclear weapons and strive for their elimination is, no doubt, a moral aim, at least in the abstract, but it is feasible only if humanity changes.... read |
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2009-12-23
| Rapid changes in the global economy and international politics are raising, once more, an eternal issue in Russia: the country’s relations with Europe, and with the Euro-Atlantic region as a whole. Of course, Russia partly belongs to this region. Yet it cannot and does not want to join the West wholeheartedly – at least not yet. ... read |
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2009-08-05
| This November will mark the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But, although the Cold War in Europe was declared over, the truth is, it never really finished, and today old divisions seem to be re-emerging in a different form.... read |
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2006-06-28
| Recent statements from some American leaders and NATO representatives give the impression that not only Islamic and other radicals, but also quite civilized figures, are losing their grasp of reality and have begun acting irrationally. The world is becoming an increasingly difficult place to predict and manage, especially for those who are accustomed to being in charge. ... read |
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2005-02-17
| Next week, Presidents Putin and Bush will meet in Slovakia. Mounting authoritarianism in Russia and Ukraine’s Orange Revolution seem to have ended the honeymoon the two men had enjoyed. Sergei Karaganov, Chairman of Russia’s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, assesses Russia’s deepening foreign policy problems. ... read |
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2003-09-04
| The UN is in the midst of a serious, long-term crisis. That crisis will not go away unless its sources are understood and the organization reformed. But a new form of political correctness is making reform difficult. ... read |
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2003-06-18
| The US-led invasion of Iraq called into question the efficacy of today's international system. While the US will probably not achieve all of its goals in Iraq, the war has clearly confirmed and strengthened its global supremacy. How should Russia respond? Where do its interests lie, and what kinds of policy should its leaders pursue? In particular, how should Russia position itself vis-à-vis the incipient rivalry between Europe and the United States? ... read |
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The Big Chill
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Sergei Karaganov 
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MOSCOW: Russian-American relations are witnessing a renewed process of deterioration. Rot first set in during 1998 but stalled in 2000 because of the US presidential election. The Republicans were then presenting the Democrats as the party who "lost" Russia, so it was not to the Clinton/Gore Administration's advantage to second this by themselves feuding with the Putin administration. Now, with Republicans in the White House, the problems between the two countries are out in the open and multiplying. ... read
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2005-02-17
| Next week, Presidents Putin and Bush will meet in Slovakia. Mounting authoritarianism in Russia and Ukraine’s Orange Revolution seem to have ended the honeymoon the two men had enjoyed. Sergei Karaganov, Chairman of Russia’s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, assesses Russia’s deepening foreign policy problems. ... read |
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2006-06-28
| Recent statements from some American leaders and NATO representatives give the impression that not only Islamic and other radicals, but also quite civilized figures, are losing their grasp of reality and have begun acting irrationally. The world is becoming an increasingly difficult place to predict and manage, especially for those who are accustomed to being in charge. ... read |
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2003-06-18
| The US-led invasion of Iraq called into question the efficacy of today's international system. While the US will probably not achieve all of its goals in Iraq, the war has clearly confirmed and strengthened its global supremacy. How should Russia respond? Where do its interests lie, and what kinds of policy should its leaders pursue? In particular, how should Russia position itself vis-à-vis the incipient rivalry between Europe and the United States? ... read |
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2010-04-29
| Unlike other weapons, nuclear arms are an effective means of preventing the large-scale wars and mass destruction of people, property, and cultures that have plagued humanity throughout recorded history. To reject nuclear weapons and strive for their elimination is, no doubt, a moral aim, at least in the abstract, but it is feasible only if humanity changes.... read |
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2009-12-23
| Rapid changes in the global economy and international politics are raising, once more, an eternal issue in Russia: the country’s relations with Europe, and with the Euro-Atlantic region as a whole. Of course, Russia partly belongs to this region. Yet it cannot and does not want to join the West wholeheartedly – at least not yet. ... read |
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2003-09-04
| The UN is in the midst of a serious, long-term crisis. That crisis will not go away unless its sources are understood and the organization reformed. But a new form of political correctness is making reform difficult. ... read |
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2009-08-05
| This November will mark the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But, although the Cold War in Europe was declared over, the truth is, it never really finished, and today old divisions seem to be re-emerging in a different form.... read |
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2011-07-22
| While Russia needs to integrate itself with Europe’s remaining islands of innovation (Germany, above all), it is the growth potential of the Asia-Pacific region that will determine the country’s future. But Russia has yet to devise a long-term and comprehensive Asian strategy.... read |
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2011-04-27
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| The wave of support around the world for a ban on nuclear weapons, “nuclear zero,” is becoming a call for the end of the strategic doctrine of "mutually assured destruction." But, as long as we cannot make ourselves behave in a civilized way, nuclear weapons ensure that we do not become barbaric.... read |
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The Big Chill
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Sergei Karaganov
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MOSCOW: Russian-American relations are witnessing a renewed process of deterioration. Rot first set in during 1998 but stalled in 2000 because of the US presidential election. The Republicans were then presenting the Democrats as the party who "lost" Russia, so it was not to the Clinton/Gore Administration's advantage to second this by themselves feuding with the Putin administration. Now, with Republicans in the White House, the problems between the two countries are out in the open and multiplying. ... read
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Taming Russia's Presidency
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Sergei Karaganov
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MOSCOW: The good news is that Russia's parliamentary elections took place. Just three or four months ago it seemed that they would be postponed or cancelled. Russia's legislature – the Duma – has now gained power and a new legitimacy, even if only theoretically. Now it is time for curtailing the vast powers of the presidency. If this can take place without nullification (a big if), legitimately and in time, Russians can hope that today's ineffective, corrupt regime, rejected by almost the entire Russian population, will leave office. Only then will there will be a chance to construct a more effective government, to start rebuilding the state. ... read
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2009-12-23