The following are selected academic articles and policy essays.
Articles and Essays
May 4, 2018
The Cold War is over, but there’s ‘Hot Peace’ between the U.S. and Russia
The Globe and Mail
April 1, 2018
Choosing Autocracy: Actors, Institutions, and Revolution in the Erosion of Russian Democracy
Comparative Politics
January 6, 2017
How Trump Can Play Nice With Russia, Without Selling Out America
ForeignPolicy.com
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump was a whirlwind of vagaries and contradictions when it came to foreign policy, making it...
December 8, 2016
Reading Reagan in Tehran: A Strategy of Realistic Engagement
The Washington Quarterly
By Michael McFaul & Abbas Milani...
July 30, 2016
How to Counter the Putin Playbook
The New York Times
A quarter-century ago, at the end of the Cold War, it seemed that only democracies promoted...
August 3, 2015
Who Lost Russia (This Time)? Vladimir Putin
The Washington Quarterly
with Kathryn Stoner
Vol. 38, No. 2 (Summer 2015)
In the late 1990s, as Russia’s economy descended into a death spiral— eventually...
July 23, 2014
Creating a Civil Society Marketplace (CSM): Knowledge, Training, Resources
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December 27, 2012
The Precarious Peace: Domestic Politics in the Making of Russian Foreign Policy
International Security
March 1, 2009
Engaging Autocrats (and Democrats) to Facilitate Democratic Transitions
Democracy in U.S. Security Strategy