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Russia’s Politics After the U.S. Elections, the Dulles Plan 2.0., and Non-revolutionary Situation

December 3–9

Details: 09 December 2016

In this week’s media highlights, Dmitry Trenin details Moscow’s foreign policy options under Trump’s presidency; Leonid Volkov discusses Russia’s new information security doctrine; Dmitry Travin draws parallels between the 1917 and 2017 political developments; Boris Grozovsky explains why Russians have come to terms with endemic corruption; and Novaya Gazeta provides expert views on Rosneft’s share offload to Glencore.

Details: Economics

Sergey Aleksashenko: “Everything Looks Exactly Like It's Supposed to during a Recession”

Details: 02 December 2016; Sergey Aleksashenko

In his latest commentary about recent events in the Russian economy, Sergey Aleksashenko, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, analyzes the statistics for the third quarter and notes a slight upswing in the economy. However, the positive trend may be unstable, so it’s too soon to start talking about the end of the recession.

Details: Media Must-Reads

Sechin’s Acceleration, the Karagodin Effect, and New Plan for Ukraine’s Crisis

November 26—December 2

Details: 02 December 2016

In this week’s media highlights: Vladimir Pastukhov explains the ongoing struggle inside the Kremlin elite, in which Igor Sechin is currently winning; Sergei Medvedev writes about Russia’s culture of violence and the need to start a public conversation about the state terror of the past; Vladislav Inozemtsev offers a new plan for resolving the Ukraine crisis; Vladimir Dvorkin suggests that the leaders of Russia and the United States should move forward with arms control agreements; and Novaya Gazeta examines the state of the representative offices in Russia’s regions.

Details: Law

The Case of Ildar Dadin: Restoration of Bolshevik-Style Law?

Details: 29 November 2016; Ekaterina Mishina

The case of Ildar Dadin, the first Russian citizen convicted under Article 212.1 of the Russian Criminal Code for repeated violations of the established rules of holding mass events, has been recently attracting widespread attention of the media and human rights activists. In a letter sent to his wife, Ildar Dadin revealed that since his arrival at the prison colony in Segezha he has been subjected to beatings and torture at the hands of prison staff. IMR legal expert Ekaterina Mishina analyzes Ildar Dadin’s case and notes that it will eventually become one of the most striking textbook examples of the restoration of Bolshevik-style criminal law in post-Soviet Russia.

Details: Event Briefings

Transatlantic Forum on Russia: How the West Needs to Address the “Russia Challenge”

Details: 23 November 2016; Daniel Frey

On November 17, 2016, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in partnership with the Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding, held the fourth joint Transatlantic Forum on Russia. The forum brought together numerous U.S. and European experts and top officials who discussed the possibilities of a common approach to the resurgent Kremlin, including policy options for the next U.S. administration.

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