India's fast growing entertainment industry is on the path to reforms. Increasing the ease of filming in India can make the Indian entertainment industry more accessible to foreign filmmakers while concluding a filming treaty between the United States and India can...
This paper explains how Wagner Group emerged to fit into Russia’s great power competition strategy of expanding Russia’s security, political, and economic influence abroad while remaining beneath the threshold of catalyzing overt, large-scale military conflict.
September 25, 2020 From The Post-Soviet Post Russia’s current military buildup is taking place in Central Asia where the Russian military is dominant the dominant force begs the question: Why is Russia enhancing its military presence in a region it already dominates—particularly at a time of global economic downturn?
September 24, 2020 From The Latest on Southeast Asia Most countries face the dual challenge of containing the Covid-19 pandemic while mitigating its economic fallout. But like the United States, three Southeast Asian countries—Myanmar, Indonesia, and Malaysia—must also overcome a third hurdle before year’s end: holding...
September 24, 2020 From The Post-Soviet Post The year 2020 has ruined many people’s plans but none more so than Russian President Vladimir Putin’s. This paper explores how the pandemic and protests have elevated Russia’s threat perception in ways that the United States and Europe must understand to avoid a costly...
The reformed and revitalized Russian military is increasingly powerful and proficient. However, Russia remains suspended between the large but limited mass army of its past and the expensive but proficient Western professional military model.
September 23, 2020 From The Post-Soviet Post Through media and diplomatic institutions, Russia is using its levers of influence and public diplomacy to create memory alliances with target foreign audiences. Serbia, where Russia must tussle for influence with the European Union and the United States, provides a case study...
September 23, 2020 From The Post-Soviet Post The Trump administration has articulated a bold vision for arms control, but it has chosen the wrong time and approach to achieve its ambitious goals. This paper makes the case for extending New START immediately and without preconditions.
