Dmitry Trenin

Opinion 2 years ago

Russia's Diplomatic Flourish in the Middle East

Russia's Diplomatic Flourish in the Middle East

Opinion 2 years ago

Crucially, Moscow and Washington are leading the peace process on an equal basis.

Opinion 3 years ago

Obama's Chance to Earn His Nobel Prize

Obama's Chance to Earn His Nobel Prize

Opinion 3 years ago

Western foreign policy initiatives that are designed to influence internal changes in Russia will likely backfire.

Opinion 4 years ago

Tehran Is Neither Friend Nor Foe of Moscow

Tehran Is Neither Friend Nor Foe of Moscow

Opinion 4 years ago

When Russians look at Iran, they see a country that has been their neighbor and rival forever. As the Russian empire advanced, it wrestled the North and South Caucasus from the shah. ...

Opinion 4 years ago

The West's Cold War Victory 20 Years On

The West's Cold War Victory 20 Years On

Opinion 4 years ago

Those who were so proud of winning the Cold War have done only a mediocre job organizing the peace that followed. U.S. and European leaders should detect the faint scent of their ...

Opinion 4 years ago

Putin's Vision to Become a Post-Imperial Leader

Putin's Vision to Become a Post-Imperial Leader

Opinion 4 years ago

Russia's 2012 presidential election is already effectively over since Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to reclaim his old Kremlin office. By all indications, Putin plans to stay in the Kremlin for ...

Opinion 4 years ago

Building a Republic 20 Years After the Putsch

Building a Republic 20 Years After the Putsch

Opinion 4 years ago

Chinese leader Zhou Enlai may have been correct when he told U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1972 that it was too early to determine the impact of the French Revolution, but 20 ...

Opinion 5 years ago

Ambassador 'Mike' McFaul Could Help Reset

Ambassador 'Mike' McFaul Could Help Reset

Opinion 5 years ago

If Michael McFaul becomes the next U.S. ambassador to Russia, it will be another case of a scholar becoming a top diplomat, which is not uncommon in U.S. practice. Before he was ...

Opinion 5 years ago

Bin Laden, Basayev and Terrorism's Scourge

Bin Laden, Basayev and Terrorism's Scourge

Opinion 5 years ago

Osama bin Laden's passing, as Shamil Basayev's before him, will not end the fight against terrorism. Yet, the war on terrorism has long ceased to be the organizing principle of international relations ...

Opinion 5 years ago

Resetting on the Libyan Front

Resetting on the Libyan Front

Opinion 5 years ago

Russia's vote Thursday in the United Nations Security Council on Libya Resolution 1973 is more evidence of the changing nature of Moscow's foreign policy. The trend toward an improved relationship with the ...

Opinion 5 years ago

Turning a Happy Hour Into a Happy Alliance

Turning a Happy Hour Into a Happy Alliance

Opinion 5 years ago

President Dmitry Medvedev has called the NATO summit in Lisbon a historic event, and the weekend's statements offer a way to continue transforming Russian-Western ties. Though neither quick nor easy, transformation from ...

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