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Articles by Andrei Tsygankov

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Ukraine Must Prepare to Rebuild Itself

The three months of increasingly intense fighting between pro-Kiev forces and eastern separatists have unleashed both sides' worst instincts and demonstrated...
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Putin is Not a Nationalist

The specter of Russian nationalism continues to haunt Europe and the U.S. Following Russia's annexation of Crimea, many in the West assumed that...
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Sanctions Can Help Russia

Putin needs to exploit the isolation imposed by the West by rebuilding Russia as a strong state. This could help revive the country's economy.
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Treat Russia as a Global Power

Russia wants to renegotiate the end of the Cold War by building a global framework that treats it as an equal power, not a defeated one.
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Why Western Sanctions Won't Make Putin Change His Strategy

The West has repeatedly suggested that Russia should mind its own business and accept its status as a diminished "regional power."
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Obama Has No Russia Policy

U.S. strategic thinking is impotent. Although the world has changed since the Cold War, U.S. thinking has not.
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Stop the Hitler Comparisons

The hawks who say it is dangerous to appease Putin are trying to push the U.S. toward a military conflict with Russia.
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Great Divide With the West

The Kremlin expects Western nations to stop their assertive projection of power, such as democracy promotion and NATO expansion.
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

U.S. Needs a Russia Strategy

The U.S.-Russia agenda is not exhausted. The question is whether Washington is prepared to embrace it and assume the leadership.
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Anti-Russia Lobby Controls Obama

Obama needs to control the Russia agenda and not let the anti-Russia lobby influence his policy toward Moscow.
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Why Russia Still Backs Assad

Russia's approach to the Middle East is based on a worldview that is fundamentally different from the one shared by West. The currently dominant discourse...
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Why Putin Wants Obama to Win

The change in Russia's perception can be explained by the sobering effects of the global recession and the "reset" in relations.
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Treat Russia as a True Partner

Western countries rarely appreciate Russia's capacity for sacrificing its interests to larger international objectives. Rather, the West tends to view...
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Reforms Loom in Russia 3.0

Russia has entered a new political era by leaving behind both the 2000s and the 1990s. Vladimir Putin's return to power is not likely to be accompanied...
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Putin's Mission To Become the Next Stolypin

Since Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's decision to return to the presidency, he has been frequently compared to former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev...
opinion Andrei Tsygankov

Rethinking the Reset

Since the reset button in U.S.-Russian relations has been pressed, Russia and the West have learned to cooperate on multiple issues from Iran and Afghanistan...