Russian Analytical Digest

The Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) is a bi-weekly internet publication jointly produced by the Research Centre for East European Studies [Forschungsstelle Osteuropa] at the University of Bremen and the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich). It is supported by the German Association for East European Studies (DGO).

The Digest draws from contributions to the German-language Russlandanalysen, the CSS analytical network Russian and Eurasian Security Network (RES) and the Russian Regional Report.

The Russian Analytical Digest covers political, economic and social developments in Russia and its regions, and looks at Russia 's role in international relations.

Editors: Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines and Hans-Henning Schröder

No. 67: The Political Situation in Russia's Regions

9 Nov 2009
This paper provides insights into Russia's regional politics, presenting four case studies. It addresses the general trends and special features of Russia's subnational authoritarianism, examines the political transformation of local government regimes through an analysis of elites and comments on the governor of St Petersburg. Furthermore, it assesses the implications of plans to redirect regional rents from oil and gas production from Tyumen Oblast to the federal center in Moscow.
by Vladimir Gel'man, D G Seltser, Daniil Tsygankov, Sergey Kondratev

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No. 66: US-Russian Relations

20 Oct 2009
This issue of the Russian Analytical Digest examines the impact of Russia-friendly policies by the Obama administration on both countries' relations, focusing on issues of arms control. The featured contributions look at the substance of US-Russia relations and discusses issues related to the follow-on negotiations for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). One of the author states that a new model of cooperation between both countries which would address the realities of the 21st century has not been established.
by Fyodor Lukyanov, Marcin Kaczmarski, Pavel Podvig

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Reports in Chronological Order

• No. 67: The Political Situation in Russia's Regions
• No. 66: US-Russian Relations
• No. 65: Russia and the Economic Crisis
• No. 64: Land Reform
• No. 63: Russia’s Oligarchs: Where Are They Now?
• No. 62: Russia’s National Security Strategy
• No. 61: Russia and the EU’s Northern Dimension
• No. 60: Political Trends in Russia
• No. 59: Russia's Judicial System
• No. 58: Russia's New Gas Projects
• No. 57: The Political Role of Russia’s Regions
• Russia's Energy Relations with its Caspian Neighbors
• No. 55: The Role of Russia in Europe’s Security Architecture
• No. 54: The Russian Economy in Crisis
• No. 53: The Russian-Ukrainian Gas Conflict
• No. 52: Russian Agriculture, Rural Social Issues
• No. 51: Chechnya and the North Caucasus
• No. 50: Social Movements and the State in Russia
• No. 49: How Russia Works: An Assessment of the Medvedev-Putin System
• No. 48: Russia and the Financial Crisis
• No. 47: The Russian Orthodox Church
• No. 46: Energy Efficiency
• No. 45: Russia and the Conflict in Georgia
• No. 44: Russia and Islam
• No. 43: Federalism
• No. 42: Russia's Restive Regions
• No. 41: Gazprom’s Foreign Energy Policy
• No. 40: Russia and the "Frozen Conflicts" of Georgia
• No. 39: Russian-Serbian Relations
• No. 38: The State of the Russian Economy
• No. 37: Social Reforms. The Funding of University Studies
• No. 36: The Putin Legacy
• No. 35: Russia's Health and Demographic Situation
• No. 34: Russian Business Expansion
• No. 33: Russia's New Energy Frontiers
• No. 32: Russia After the Duma Elections
• No. 31: Russia's Party System and the 2007 Duma Elections
• No. 30: Nuclear Proliferation
• No. 29: Russia and Central Asia
• No. 28: Political Opposition in Russia
• No. 27: Energy Sector Reform
• No. 26: Russia and the West
• No. 25: Russia's Asia Policy
• No. 24: Russia and WTO Accession
• No. 23: Russia and Global Warming
• No. 22: The North Caucasus
• No. 21: Russia in Political and Economic Country Ratings
• No. 20: Maritime Border Conflicts
• No. 19: Political Parties
• No. 18: Russia's Energy Policy
• No. 17: "Siloviki" in Politics - Russian Military Reform
• No. 16: Federalism
• No. 15: Russia's Relations to Poland and Belarus; The Issue of Kaliningrad
• No. 14: Nationalism
• No. 13: Russian-Georgian Relations
• No. 12: Russia's Chairmanship of the Council of Europe
• No. 11: Corruption
• No. 10: Death Penalty
• No. 9: Media
• No. 8: Business-State Relations
• No. 7: Migration
• No. 6: Trends in Russian Foreign Policy - Russia and Iran
• No. 5: Beslan - Two Years After
• No. 4: Russia and Belarus
• No. 3: The New NGO Law
• No. 2: Russia's New Counter-Terrorism Law
• No. 1: Gazprom, Liberal Politics, Elections

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