Jeffrey Mankoff and Leland R. Miller discuss opportunities for the United States to help maintain security and stability in Central Asia.

The so-called BRIC summit of emerging-market powerhouses raises new questions on whether Brazil, Russia, India, and China can overcome internal differences and pursue common goals.

The signing of a new strategic nuclear agreement with Russia bolsters U.S. president Barack Obama's diplomatic credentials and opens a new chapter on arms control, but domestic political challenges await, says CFR's Charles Kupchan.

Chechnya has been plagued by two wars and an ongoing insurgency since the fall of the Soviet Union. In recent years, Chechen militants have escalated attacks in the North Caucasus and revived bombings in Moscow.

Max Boot discusses suicide bombings and their ineffectiveness at achieving the attackers' larger goals.

With this week's signing of the follow-on to START and next week's nuclear summit in Washington, President Obama hopes to advance his agenda to reduce the number and spread of nuclear weapons, but proliferation expert Henry Sokolski says the White House faces a gamut of obstacles.

Stephen Sestanovich discusses how the Russian subway bombing could hamper President Dmitri Medvedev's efforts at reform.

Since 2008, Russia, like many other countries, has experienced a deep economic crisis. The question is how this crisis might affect Russia's domestic politics and foreign policy and, consequently, whether any change is warranted in U.S. policy toward Moscow. Jeffrey Mankoff argues that Russia's need to focus on repairing its economy during this global crisis gives the West an opportunity to deepen its economic engagement with Russia, which could bind Moscow more firmly to the liberal global economic order and encourage reform in both Russia and neighboring states.

Liz Fuller of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty profiles veteran Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov, who has claimed responsibility for the March 29 suicide attacks on Moscow metro system in a video address.

This Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) publication presents data from the entire 2009 period, indicating that violence has escalated since 2008 in the North Caucasus, which includes Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, and Dagestan.

The suicide attacks in Moscow, whether or not the work of North Caucasus extremists, are a reminder that Russia must work to reform local administration, promote economic development, and end abuses by security forces in the region while cracking down on extremists, writes CFR Russia expert Jeffrey Mankoff.

Jeffrey Mankoff argues, "The basic logic underlying the Russian proposal for a new [Euro-Atlantic] security architecture is sound."

With hopes high that strategic nuclear arms talks are wrapping up, Russia's position on new UN sanctions on Iran will likely figure prominently in U.S. Secretary of State Clinton's trip to Moscow this week, says CFR's Stephen Sestanovich.

This timeline looks at the history of U.S.-Russia arms control milestones from 1949 to present.

The magisterial Cambridge History of the Cold War views the Cold War as an undifferentiated chunk of history.

Watch experts discuss U.S.-Russia relations, NATO enlargement, and Russian relations within Europe.

Listen to experts discuss U.S.-Russia relations, NATO enlargement, and Russian relations within Europe.

This panel will focus on the future of American and Russian policy toward wider Europe, especially Georgia and Ukraine, and the future evolution of the post-Cold War European security system.