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Articles by Andrew Kuchins
Modernize or Marginalize
18 June 10
By Anders Aslund and Andrew Kuchins
Russia just weathered a perfect storm of oil price decrease, political isolation and reversed capital flows. Short term, the nation is in decent condition. But if Russia is to succeed in the long run, it urgently needs far more structural reform than it has undergone thus far.
Formula for Rebooting Commercial Relations
25 February 09
By Anders Aslund and Andrew Kuchins
As the horrendous effects of the global economic crisis sink in, it should be a signal to both Washington and Moscow to move toward more productive relations without any illusions of shared values.
From Values to True Dialogue
22 June 05
In the past year or so, we have increasingly heard the argument that a growing clash between ""values"" and ""interests"" is leading to policy dilemmas for Europeans and Americans when dealing with Russia. According to this argument, the erosion of democratic institutions and re-assertion of state control over strategic economic sectors raises questions about Russia's commitment to becoming a market democracy closely aligned with Western interests.
Democracy and War
10 February 04
Politics and international relations are hardly exact sciences, but the notion that democracies do not go to war with each other is one of the most widely accepted and empirically verified ""laws"" that exists in the field of political science.
New or Old Russia?
15 December 03
The stunning results of the State Duma elections led many analysts, as well as certain members of President Vladimir Putin's administration who oversaw this exercise in managed democracy, to conclude last week that we have ""awoken in a new country.""
Russia, China and What's Really on the Table
03 August 01
Russia cannot have a prosperous future without deep and cooperative integration in the world economy.
