Eurasia/Russia

Obama’s Moscow Visit Highlights Progress and Obstacles

Obama and Medvedev agreed on a framework to guide their negotiators in a new strategic arms agreement.

OP#15: Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament

Occasional Paper #15: Analysis and recommendations on how to place Beijing and Moscow on “the road to zero.”

CNS Conducts Seminar on Radiological Source Security in Georgia

Government representatives address problems of securing radiological sources and radioactive waste management in Georgia.

Central Asia Becomes A Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone

Ratification represents a nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation milestone.

Understanding the Role of the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy

Study examines role played by the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy (Minatom) in US-Russian agreements for nonproliferation, arms control, and cooperative threat reduction.

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)

The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan(IMU), also known as Islamic Party of Turkestan, seeks to establish Islamic governments in Central Asia.

The “Federal Face” of Nuclear Regionalism: From Spent Force to Spent Fuel?

Vladimir Putin seeks more political integration in Russia through federal reforms.

Minatom’s Regional Policy: Rumiantsev, One Year Later

Development of civilian nuclear technology is key to the Ministry of Atomic Energy’s coherent regional policy.

The 2004 Russian Government Reforms

The reforms background and an overview of the restructuring.

Export Control Observer

Export Control Observer

International Export Control Observer (IECO) launched in September 2005. The IECO replaced the NIS and Asian Export Control Observers.