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Dmitri Trenin

Dmitri Trenin

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Dmitri Trenin, a former director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, is the author, most recently, of Russia (Polity, 2019). 

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  1. War Games Are No Game
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    War Games Are No Game

    Sep 8, 2021 Dmitri Trenin, et al. call on NATO, Russian, and Chinese military leaders to activate neglected confidence-building mechanisms.

  2. China’s Victory in Ukraine
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    China’s Victory in Ukraine

    Jul 31, 2014 Dmitri Trenin says that only one major country stands to gain from Russia's conflict with the West.

  3. Securing the Sochi Olympics

    Securing the Sochi Olympics

    Feb 4, 2014 Dmitri Trenin warns that Russia's effort to prevent terrorist attacks at the Winter Olympics could leave the rest of the country vulnerable.

  4. Integrating Russia’s Post-Imperium
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    Integrating Russia’s Post-Imperium

    Nov 2, 2011 Dmitri Trenin

  5. Russia Hits the Reset Button
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    Russia Hits the Reset Button

    May 31, 2010 Dmitri Trenin

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    Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor urges policymakers worldwide to commit to administering the HPV vaccine as widely as possible.
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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Teresa Ghilarducci

    The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

    proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Trump on Trial

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.
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    How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions

    Eleanor Carter & Carolyn J. Heinrich highlight the value of face-to-face interactions at a time when governments are phasing out in-person services.
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    Is Trump Above the Law?

    Nancy Isenberg

    Contrary to what former US President Donald Trump would have the American public believe, no president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. To suggest otherwise is to reject a bedrock principle of American democracy: the president is not a monarch.

    explains why the US Supreme Court must reject the former president's claim to immunity from prosecution.
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    Ukraine Is Far From Doomed

    Tatyana Deryugina & Anastassia Fedyk compare Russia's full-scale invasion to World War II and see reason to hope – as long as aid keeps flowing.

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