Eurasia/Russia

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Don’t Kick Russia Out of the Chemical Weapons Convention Over Navalny

Sanctions advocates all too often assume a straight line between banishment and behavioral change.

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Chemical Weapons Arms Control at a Crossroads

WEBINAR: Insights from international experts on challenges posed by Russian and Syrian use of chemical weapons.

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Slowing a New Arms Race Means Compromising on Missile Defenses

If Biden wants to slow this arms race, he will need to accept limits on U.S. missile defense systems.

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Where Are Russia’s Red Lines on Iran’s Nuclear Brinkmanship?

The new US administration intends to revive diplomacy with Iran and return to the 2015 nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA).

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OP #50: Making a Better Open Skies Treaty

How the Biden Administration can re-join the treaty, Russia may be persuaded to stay in it, and other members can help facilitate them.

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Can Russia Help Biden Get a Comprehensive Agreement with Iran?

Russian competition with Iran in Syria will afford Washington limited opportunities to rely on Russian leverage-plays with Tehran.

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Can Shared US–Russian Interests Lead to Joint Action?

William C. Potter and Anton Khlopkov in Kommersant.

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Reducing Tension in Russia–NATO Relations

Options to improve stability and reduce the risks of conflict and escalation in Europe.

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Shared Priorities and Prospects for US-Russia Nuclear Engagement

Video from a virtual dialogue on US-Russian cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation and arms control, with remarks by Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov.

Alexey Navalny at a Moscow rally in 2013

Russia and Ongoing Challenges to the Chemical Weapons Convention

Political fallout from the recent poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.