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September 1, 2009
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Hugh Pope reports on how Turkey and Armenia's promise to establish diplomatic relations on August 31 could restore Turkey's "prestige" as a regional peace-maker and place the nation one step closer to European Union membership.
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August 12, 2009
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
One year after its war with Russia, Georgia is dispirited and unsure of its future. Has the United States staked too much on this small, fractured country in the Caucasus?
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July 24, 2009
Interview
Veteran Eurasia expert Steven Pifer says Vice President Joseph Biden's trip to Ukraine and Georgia was meant to balance President Barack Obama's Moscow summit earlier in the month, but in both countries, Biden had to convey tough messages.
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November 25, 2008
Interview
Robert E. Hunter, who was U.S. ambassador to NATO during the Clinton administration, says he does not expect NATO foreign ministers to enlarge the alliance to include Georgia or Ukraine at the next meeting in December.
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November/December 2008
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The August war over South Ossetia has rekindled a superpower rivalry and showed the West that Moscow no longer heeds multilateral institutions.
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October 3, 2008
Interview
Steven Pifer, an expert on Russian affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, says U.S.-Russia relations have "deteriorated significantly" since their high point just after 9/11. The next U.S. administration should return to negotiations on limiting strategic arms and other areas of mutual interest, he says.
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September 24, 2008
Transcript
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Russian Federation, discusses Russian geoeconomic relations in a CFR meeting.
See more in United States, Georgia, Russian Fed., NATO, Sanctions, International Organizations, Sovereignty, Conflict Assessment, Arms Control and Disarmament, Missile Defense
September 19, 2008
Daily Analysis
With tension between Russia and Georgia resonating in Turkey, Ankara looks east to expand economic and strategic partnerships.
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September 15, 2008
Op-Ed
Star-Ledger
Michelle Smith and Charles D. Ferguson write on the U.S. role in the conflict between Russia and Georgia.
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September 12, 2008
Daily Analysis
The war between Russia and Georgia has complicated Western efforts to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, analysts say.
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