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2008

Adjunct Fellow Alexandros Petersen was interviewed by The Economist on April 14 to discuss Caspian Energy issues. To listen, please click here.

Director and Senior Fellow Andrew Kuchins took part in a teleconference on RIA Novosti (Russian News and Information Agency) on April 2. A video of the conference may be found here. (in Russian) Kuchins was also quoted in a Ria Novosti article, "NATO Expansion Does Not Threaten Russia," available in Russian here and English here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a March 20 article in the Washington Post titled "President Signals Support for Georgia to join NATO," available here.

Senior Fellow Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a March 17 article in the U.S. Daily titled "Top U.S. officials say 'impressed' by Russia's Medvedev," available here.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted by the Washington Post in a March 6 article titled "Russia Pumps Tens of Millions into Burnishing Image Abroad," available here.

Sarah E. Mendelson appeared on a PBS Newshour Insider Forum episode titled "Experts Answered Your Questions on Russian Politics" on March 6, available here.

Senior Adviser Steven Pifer was quoted in a March 4 article in the Washington Times titled "Ukraine's Gas Supply Reduced," available here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted by USA Today in a March 4 article titled "Russia Unlikely to Veer from Putin's Course," available here.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on March 2 in "Medvedev Cruises to Russian Presidency," available here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted by NPR.org on February 29 in "Focus Shifts to How Medvedev will Run Russia," available here.

Alexandros Petersen was quoted in a February 28 article in Romania Libera titled "The Kremlin Wants to Divide Europe with the South Stream Gas Pipeline," available here (in Romanian).

Sarah E. Mendelson was interviewed on BBC World's World News Today on February 28 to discuss the upcoming Russian presidential election, available here.

Andrew Kuchins answered readers' questions on BBC Russian on February 21. The questions and answers are available here (in Russian) and an English translation is available here.

Steven Pifer was quoted in a February 18 Associated Press article titled "Kosovo Strains U.S. - Russia Ties," available here.

Steven Pifer was quoted by Agence France Press on February 18 in "Nimitz Flyover Raises Cold War Questions," available here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a January 28 article in the Moscow Times titled "Russia Sidelined in U.S. Campaign," available here.

Alexandros Petersen was quoted in a January 25 article in the Washington Times titled "Serbian deal to give Gazprom further control," available here.

Steven Pifer published a commentary in the International Herald Tribune on January 24, titled "It's Time for Ukraine to get Started," available here.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a January 18 article in the Washington Times titled,"Bush Meeting with Kissinger, Primakov," available here.

2007

 

Andrew Kuchins published an article, "Putinism Without Putin," in SAISPHERE 2007 in December 2007, available here.

Steven Pifer was quoted in a December 26 article by RFE/RL, "Russia: Cold War Lite," available here.

Andrew Kuchins published an article, "Unpredictable Russia," in Vedomosti on December 24, available here (in Russian).

Andrew Kuchins published an article, "The Art of Reading Russia's Future, in the Moscow Times on December 21, available here.

Andrew Kuchins and Research Associate Amy Beavin published an article, "Economic Risk and the Prospects for Foreign Companies in Russia" in the Summer/Fall edition of Russia Business Watch, available here.

Sarah Mendelson was quoted by the Wall Street Journal Online on December 17 in "Premier Event" on the future of Russian politics, available here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a December 11 Forbes Magazine article, "Putin Names a Successor," available here.

Steven Pifer was interviewed in a December 5 VOA Ukrainian article titled "Yatseniuk Can Become a Uniting Figure in Ukrainian Politics".

Sarah Mendelson was interviewed by the BBC World Service on December 5 to discuss a resurgence in Russian foreign policy.  To listen, please click here.

Steven Pifer was interviewed in a December 4 VOA Ukrainian article titled "The Reactions of American Politicians and Experts to the Russian Elections".

Sarah E. Mendelson appeared on BBC's Newshour on December 2 to discuss Russia's parliamentary elections and what the Western reaction should be. AUDIO (mp3, 02:54)

Andrew Kuchins published an article in BBC Russia on November 30 titled, "Why Washington is Interested in the Elections in Russia." The article is available here (in Russian).

Steven Pifer was quoted in a November 30 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty article titled "Beyond 2008: Will These Elections Be Russia's Last?"

Sarah E. Mendelson appeared on BBC's The World Today on November 23 to discuss recent survey data on Russian youth and upcoming Russian elections. AUDIO (mp3, 04:27)

Alexandros Petersen was quoted in a November 22 European Voice article about Gazprom's influence in Europe titled "Sleeping with the Enemy".

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a November 20 article on InsideDefense.com titled, "Despite DOD Crackdown, Illegal Labor Practices in Iraq Persisted."

Andrew Kuchins was interviewed by the Council of Foreign Relations on October 30 regarding Russian efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis. A transcript of the interview may be found here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a National Journal article on October 19 titled, "From Russia, With Bile."

Steven Pifer was quoted in an AFP article on October 17 titled "Russian Military Resurgence Raises US Concerns."

Andrew Kuchins appeared on CNN's The Situation Room on October 15, titled "Putin Vows to go Ahead with Iran Trip." To read the transcript of the show, please click here.

Steven Pifer was quoted in a Media Line article on October 15 titled, "U.S., Russia Compete Over Middle East Muscle."

Andrew Kuchins was interviewed by Fox News on October 15 about Putin's recent trip to Iran.

 

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a Washington Post article on October 5 titled, "U.S. Hopes for Democracy in Russia Fade."



Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a New York Times article on September 30 titled, "Under Iron Hand of Russia’s Proxy, a Chechen Revival."

Sarah E. Mendelson was featured on BBC Radio to discuss a new report by the Human Rights and Security Initiative and the Robert Bosch Foundation, 49 Steps to Improve Human Rights and Security in the North Caucasus. To listen, please click here.

Andrew Kuchins published an article in the Washington Post on September 28 titled "What Is Putin's Plan?"

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a Moscow Times article on September 17 titled "Putin Talks of 5 Possible Successors."

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a Nezavisimaya Gazeta article on September 13 titled "Valdai in Sochi." The article is available here (in Russian).

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on September 12 entitled, "Looking Post-Putin."

Sarah E. Mendelson was featured on Public Radio International's show Fair Game on September 12. To listen, please click here.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a Moscow Times article on September 11 entitled, "Putin's UAE Trip Kindles Arab Ties."

Sarah E. Mendelson discussed Russian long-range bombers on BBC Radio on August 17. To listen, please click here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a Bloomberg article on August 16 entitled, "Ahmadinejad Denounces U.S. Missile Shield as Threat."

An article appeared in the Russian newspaper Vedomosti on July 31 about Sarah E. Mendelson's presentation of her research on the political views of Russian youth in the Putin era. A review of the event, which took place at the Moscow Carnegie Center, may be found here (in Russian).

On July 27 Russian newspaper Trud also reported on Sarah E. Mendelson's appearance at the Moscow Carnegie Center. The article is available here (in Russian).

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a BBC Russian.com article on July 26 about her appearance at the Moscow Carnegie Center. Click here for a link to the article (in Russian).

Steven Pifer was quoted in a VOA article on July 23 about the current political situation in Ukraine. Please click here to read the article (in Ukrainian).

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a July 16 AP article published by The Houston Chronicle about Britain's decision to expel four Russian diplomats in response to Moscow's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi.

Steven Pifer was quoted in a July 7 report by the Christian Science Monitor on missile defense plans.

Sarah E. Mendelson discussed the meeting of Presidents Bush and Putin at Kennebunkport in a July 3 AP article published by WTOP News.

Andrew Kuchins and Sarah E. Mendelson were quoted in a July 3 AP article published by The Washington Post about the continued amicable relations between Bush and Putin in the face of recent diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Russia.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a July 3 article by Le Monde about the continued disagreement between Presidents Bush and Putin over the proposed plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. Click here to find the article in French.

Andrew Kuchins and Steven Pifer were quoted in a July 3 article published by Bloomberg.com about Kennebunkport as the last real chance to salvage relations between Bush and Putin.

Steven Pifer and Alexandros Petersen were quoted in a July 3 article by CQ Today on US missile defense plans.

Sarah E. Mendelson spoke with Deb Riechmann of AP on July 2 to discuss the growing divide between Bush and Putin that sets the background to the Maine meeting of the two presidents. The article was published by The Washington Post.

Andrew Kuchins and Steven Pifer were quoted in a July 2 article by the Council on Foreign Relations two days into the Bush-Putin talks at Kennebunkport.

Sarah E. Mendelson was interviewed by Jennifer Loven of AP in a July 2 article published by The Star to discuss the nature of the Kennebunkport meeting between Presidents Bush and Putin.

Andrew Kuchins and Sarah E. Mendelson spoke with Mark Silva of the Chicago Tribune about the decline in U.S.-Russian diplomatic relations vis-a-vis the Kennebunkport meeting in a July 2 article.

Steven Pifer was interviewed by Fox News on July 2 about the meeting of Presidents Bush and Putin.

Sarah E. Mendelson spoke with AP reporter Deb Riechmann in a July 2 article published by the San Francisco Chronicle about Kennebunkport as an opportunity for Bush and Putin to reverse the current trend in US-Russia relations.

Steven Pifer was interviewed by CNN Radio regarding the Kennebunkport meeting on July 1.

Sarah E. Mendelson and Steven Pifer were quoted in a July 1 Los Angeles Times article on the Bush-Putin meeting in Kennebunkport.

Sarah E. Mendelson spoke with John Cochran of ABC News in a July 1 article about George H.W. Bush's role in helping to orchestrate the meeting of the U.S. and Russian presidents.

Steven Pifer was quoted in a July 1 Baltimore Sun article about the meeting  of the American and Russian leaders at Kennebunkport, Maine.

Steven Pifer was quoted in a July 1 article by The Washington Post about the Kennebunkport meeting.

Andrew Kuchins was cited in a June 30 Financial Times article about current US-Russia relations and the upcoming Maine meeting of the two presidents.

Sarah E. Mendelson and Steven Pifer were quoted in a June 30 AP article published in the New York Post and CBS News about the Kennebunkport meeting as a final attempt to improve relations between Bush and Putin.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a June 30 article by Peter Grier of the Christian Science Monitor as reported by CBS News about "patio diplomacy" and the Kennebunkport meeting of Bush and Putin.

Sarah E. Mendelson commented about the rise of anti-Americanism in Russian society in a June 29 article published by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Sarah E. Mendelson and Steven Pifer were quoted in a June 29 article published by the International Herald Tribune about the current status of U.S.-Russia relations leading up to the meeting of Presidents Bush and Putin at Kennebunkport.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a June 29 BBC NEWS article profiling Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

Andrew Kuchins and Sarah E. Mendelson commented on recent trends in Russia-US relations on NPR's Morning Edition on June 29. The audio clip of the interview may be found here.

Sarah E. Mendelson was cited in a June 29 IOL article about the current trajectory of US-Russia relations as the foreground to the upcoming meeting between Bush and Putin.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a June 28 report on Bush's approach to human rights issues in Russia published by United Press International/State Department.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a Reuters article on June 28 entitled, "Post-Cold War chill hangs over Bush-Putin summit".

On June 21, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, quoted a report co-authored by Andrew Kuchins, Vyacheslav Nikonov, and Dmitri Trenin in a speech at the Carnegie Moscow Center. Mr. Lavrov's speech may be found here. The original report, "U.S.-Russian Relations: The Case for an Upgrade," may be found here.

Deputy Director and Fellow Cory Welt was interviewed on Turkish-Armenian relations and conflicts in the South Caucasus by PanARMENIAN.net on June 21. To read the interview, click here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted by The New York Times in an article entitled, "Chastising Putin, Bush Says Russia Derails Reforms."

Sarah E. Mendelson was featured on Radio New Zealand National's Morning Report.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a June 6th Baltimore Sun article discussing deteriorating diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States.

Steven Pifer was quoted in an RFE/RL article addressing Russia's increasing use of intimidation to crackdown on dissent both at home and abroad.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in a Washington Times article discussing U.S- Russian relations and the upcoming meeting between President Bush and President Putin in Kennebunkport Maine. 

Steven Pifer was interviewed by RFE/RL about the current political crisis in Ukraine. The transcript of the interview is available in Ukrainian.

Sarah E. Mendelson discussed Russian-U.S. relations in a May 14 interview with the Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza. The article is available online in Polish.

Steven Pifer is quoted in an AP article on May 12 about the deterioration of relations between Russian and the U.S  during the Bush administration.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in the April 28 AP article entitled "Russian Leader Newly Combative, Defiant" on the Kremlin's new assertiveness.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in the April 24 edition of The Boston Globe on Russian perceptions of former Russian president Boris Yeltsin.

Sarah E. Mendelson wrote a commentary on Boris Yeltsin's death for The Guardian on April 23.
Steven Pifer is quoted in an April 20 article published by Voice of America (VOA) about U.S. hopes for a peaceful resolution of the political crisis in Ukraine. Click here for a link to the article (available in Ukrainian).

On April 18 Steven Pifer discussed the significance of the political fallout taking place in Ukraine in an interview with Bernard Gwertzman of the Council of Foreign Relations.

Steven Pifer spoke to Jim Heintz of the Associated Press (AP) on April 14 ("Color Revolutions in Limbo") about the implications of the ongoing political standoff in Ukraine and how the standoff does not necessarily signal the failure of the Orange Revolution.

Steven Pifer discussed the standoff between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych in an April 16 article published by the National Interest Online ("Process over Personalities").

Steven Pifer discussed the issues surrounding the possibility of NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia in an April 10 article by Taras Kuzio for United Press International (UPI).

Cory Welt spoke to the Armenian Reporter Online on April 7 about the prospects for Georgia's NATO membership.

Steven Pifer was quoted on the current political crisis in Ukraine for an interview with the Voice of America Ukrainian news service on April 3.  The interview is posted on the VOA website in Ukrainian.

Andrew Kuchins discussed the dangerous environment for investigative journalists in Russia, now as well as during Boris Yeltsin's presidency, in an interview with Lionel Beehner for CFR.org.  The podcast can be listened to or downloaded from the website of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Andrew Kuchins was interviewed for the March 20 edition of Rosbalt.ru, in which he commented on U.S.-Russian relations in the wake of President Vladimir Putin's speech at the Munich Security Conference in February.  The article is available online in Russian.

Cory Welt was quoted in a March 20 EurasiaNet.org article, "U.S. and EU Unlikely to Ostracize Yerevan, Despite Election Warnings," in which he discussed the potential impact of free and fair democratic elections in Armenia.

Steven Pifer gave an interview to the Ukranian daily Den' ("The Day"), regarding former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's visit to Washington D.C. The interview can be read in Ukrainian and Russian.

Sarah Mendelson was featured on National Public Radio's All Things Considered on March 5, in which she mentioned the lack of Russian cooperation on issues such as human rights.  The audio and text of the program are available online.

Sarah Mendelson appeared on a March 2 broadcast of the BBC World News , discussing the recent appointment of Ramzan Kadyrov as Chechnya's new President. The video of the program is available online.

Andrew Kuchins contributed commentary to the March 2 Experts' Panel of Russia Profile, in a piece called "Getting Past Munich." The article is available online.

Andrew Kuchins participated in CBC's radio show The Current on U.S.-Russia Relations on February 26. To listen, click here.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted by the South China Morning Post on February 26 regarding Russian arms sales to China and growing ties between the two countries.

Steven Pifer commented for Fox News on February 20; he discussed the notion of a "new Cold War" in light of Vladimir Putin's Munich speech and the row over the possibility of U.S. missile defense systems being installed in Poland and the Czech Republic.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a February 18 New York Times article titled, "No Cold War, Perhaps, but Surely a Lukewarm Peace," on the U.S.-Russia relationship.

Andrew Kuchins was quoted in a February 13 Moscow Times article titled, "A President Looks to Shape His Legacy," which analyzes Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent speech at the 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy.

Steven Pifer was interviewed on February 12 for the CNBC program Powerlunch, where he talked about the new assertiveness of Russian foreign policy.

Steven Pifer answered questions about the recent resignation of former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasiuk and the potential effects on Ukrainian domestic and foreign politics.  The interview was conducted on February 3 by the Ukrainian daily, Den' ("The Day"), and is available on their webite in Ukrainian. English-->

Sarah E. Mendelson participated in an online debate on cfr.org, January 29, about the future of Russian politics after Putin. The transcript of the debate can be found here.

Steven Pifer talked to the Voice of America Ukrainian Service about recent laws passed in Ukraine on January 13.  The article is available online in Ukrainian.

Steven Pifer discussed Ukraine-U.S. relations in an interview with the Ukrainian newspaper Den' ("The Day") on January 13.  The article is available online in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.

2006

Sarah E. Mendelson was interviewed on a WTOP/WFED Radio broadcast, December 16, about Russia and the impact of the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in USA Today, December 14, in an article titled, "Mysterious Case of the Poisoned Spy," discussing the many theories regarding the death of Litvinenko.

Sarah E. Mendelson participated in the Washington Post’s December 8 online discussion regarding the death of Litvinenko. The transcript can be found here.

Steven Pifer was quoted in Ukrainskaya Pravda, December 8, in an article titled, “Americans Don’t Believe Yanukovych,”discussing the U.S. reaction to the Ukrainian Prime Minister’s visit.

Steven Pifer was quoted in Kommersant, December 6, in an article titled, “Yanukovich Enlists Washington,” discussing the Ukrainian Prime Minister’s visit to Washington.

Senior Associate Celeste Wallander was quoted in Asia Times Online, December 6, in an article titled, “As Rice's Iran strategy fizzles, Cheney waits,” on Russia’s foreign policy objectives regarding Iran.

Steven Pifer was quoted in the International Herald Tribune, December 4, in an article titled “ Yanukovych assures Americans that Ukraine committed to democracy,”commenting on the Ukrainian Prime Minister’s comments at CSIS.

Steven Pifer was quoted in Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, October 24, in an article titled “Segment One audio) (Segment Two audio)

Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in United Press International, October 11, in an article titled “Analysis: Can justice come from Russia?,” on the aftermath of journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s murder.

Steven Pifer was quoted in the Financial Times, October 2, in an article titled “View from the US: Black Sea politicking bodes ill for investors,” on energy deals in Ukraine and the depleting prospects for western investors.