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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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September 6, 2022
Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev on the Streets of Accra
The aftershock of the collapse of the Soviet empire reverberated from Cape Town to Cairo.
August 31, 2022
Russia
Gorbachev: Conflicted Catalyst of Cold War’s End
Mikhail Gorbachev will be remembered in the West for laying the basis for more constructive relations to ease the end of the Cold War, but vilified in Russia for speeding the Soviet Union’s demise.
February 15, 2024
Russia
The U.S. Should Prepare for the Possibility of Leadership Change in Moscow, CFR Report Argues
As the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine nears, a new Contingency Planning Memorandum from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) explores the possibility of the end of Russian Pr…
October 15, 2019
Russia
Eyewitness to History: Reagan and Gorbachev at Reykjavik
Panelists provide first-hand accounts of the 1986 Reykjavik Summit with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and discuss how the Cold War–era meeting shaped future U.S.-Ru…
December 24, 2013
Human Rights
What’s Next for Mikhail Khodorkovsky?
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, just pardoned after ten years in prison, is unlikely to challenge Putin at the ballot box, but don’t rule out a role for him in Russia’s political opposition, …