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America's Arctic Moment: Great Power Competition in the Arctic to 2050
March 30, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Nikos Tsafos, Ian Williams As U.S. Arctic policy remains stagnant, Russia and China are expanding their economic and military presence in the Arctic. In a battleground for great power competition, the United States must restore its presence and leadership in this increasingly strategic region.

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Who’s Afraid of Russian Gas? Bridging the Transatlantic Divide
May 3, 2018 | Nikos Tsafos It is time to separate Russian gas from the broader Russia agenda. Doing so will boost energy security, protect and strengthen the transatlantic alliance, and allow us to focus where the West can resist Russian power more meaningfully.

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Russia’s National Oil Champion Goes Global
February 22, 2018 | Edward C. Chow

The motivations behind a number of Rosneft's projects extend beyond a purely commercial basis and are often directly supportive of Russian foreign policy.

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A Roadmap for U.S.-Russia Relations
August 14, 2017 At a time when tension between the US and Russia is higher than it has been in decades, we cannot...

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2017 Global Forecast
December 15, 2016 | Josiane Gabel, Craig Cohen Global Forecast is an annual collection of essays by CSIS experts focused on the critical issues facing the U.S. and the world in the year ahead.

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Shifting Political Economy of Russian Oil and Gas
March 23, 2016 Russia is one of the world’s largest hydrocarbon resource holders, producers, and exporters, but it is undergoing an uncertain economic and energy transition.

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Efficacy of Sanctions against Energy-Producing Countries
November 16, 2015 | Edward C. Chow

Economic sanctions have become the tool of choice for American foreign policy.

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The New Ice Curtain
August 27, 2015 | Heather A. Conley The New Ice Curtain explores Russia’s strategic ambitions for its Arctic region—an understudied and underappreciated area that encompasses nearly the entire northern coast of Eurasia.

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Red Lines, Deadlines, and Thinking the Unthinkable: India, Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, and China
April 16, 2013 | Anthony H. Cordesman

Early in the thermonuclear age, Herman Kahn warned the world that it had to “think about the unthinkable”: The consequences of an actual nuclear war, and consider which side – if any – might “win.”

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US and Iranian Strategic Competition: The Impact of the EU, EU3, and Non-EU European States
April 4, 2013 The various states that comprise the EU and non-EU Europe play a critical role in the competition between the US and Iran.

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Challenges and Opportunities in the CENTCOM AOR
March 4, 2013 | Anthony H. Cordesman

The US needs to comprehensively reexamine its strategy and force posture in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR).

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U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: Turkey and the South Caucasus
February 6, 2013 | Anthony H. Cordesman

The Burke Chair in Strategy at the CSIS has released a comprehensive report detailing the US-Iranian strategic competition in Turkey and the South Caucasus.

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