Igor Zevelev

Boris Zhelezov

Milana Živanović

Andrei Zubov

Viktoria Zhuravleva

Ofer Zalzberg

Alexander Zhebin

Natalia Zhiglinskaya Wyrsch

Elena Zinovieva

Igor Zevelev

USA

Director of the Russian Office at the John D. and CatherineT. MacArthur Foundation.

Previous positions: Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences (1981-1988); Researcher and department head at the Institute of the World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1988-1999); invited Professor at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, California University in Berkley, and George Washington University. Professor of Russian Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (2000-2005); Bureau Chief of Russian News & Information Agency RIA Novosti, Washington (2005- 2008).

Selected publications: Published five books, including: “Russia and Its New Diasporas” (2001), “Global Security in the New Millennium: Russian-American Prospects”(co-editor, 1999), “Modern Asia: Socio-Political Development and Human Rights” (1991), and also many articles.

Materials

Opinions

Russian-American Relations: Resetting the Reset

The Obama administration is vulnerable to the criticism over the “reset.” The good news is that foreign policy is never at the center of American election campaigns. But whenever Russia is touched upon, the Republicans attacks usually focus on the undemocratic nature of the political regime in Russia and the dubious benefits of the New START treaty,

27.03.2012

Opinions

The China Factor in Russian-American Relations

The China factor will increasingly shape US attitudes and policies towards Russia in the second decade of the 21st century. This may significantly amplify Russia’s role on the international arena in spite of its continuing demographic and economic decline.

10.10.2011

Opinions

Sustainable Partnership Between Russia and the US Is Possible

The “reset” in Russian-American relations has expanded the common ground between the two powers, yet their partnership remains uneasy. The present state of affairs resembles a Cold War era détente, but with notable exceptions to the customary historical motifs.

21.07.2011

Opinions

Boris Yeltsin: Nation-Builder

Twenty years ago, on July 10, 1991, Boris Yeltsin was inaugurated as President of the Russian Federation. Many Russians who were ready and willing to go to the barricades for him ended up filled with a sense of bitter disappointment. Both his supporters and critics agree that he was the man who forged a new nation.

14.07.2011

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