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Priority Tasks for the Constitutional Authorities of the Transition Period, Part 1

Details: 19 October 2016; Vladimir Pastukhov

The Institute of Modern Russia continues the discussion on the issues of Russian constitutionalism. In part one of this essay, political scientist Vladimir Pastukhov proposes the construction of a “tuning fork” that would allow the political tuning needed to breathe new life into civil society and the state.

Details: Media Must-Reads

How the U.S. Can Deal with the Kremlin, Putin’s Cyberwar, and What Constitutes Russian Anti-Americanism

October 10–16

Details: 16 October 2016

In this week’s Western media highlights, in Foreign Policy Nikolas Gvosdev suggests a U.S. strategy that can be helpful in responding to the Kremlin’s aggression. And in his op-ed in the New York Times, Oliver Bullough compares Putin’s actions in Syria with his tactics in Chechnya. In the Russian media, some analysts discuss the latest developments in the political scene, as the country enters a post-Putin stage of development that can be defined as “politization.” Other experts delve into the reasons for Russia’s resurgent anti-Americanism.

Details: Event Briefings

The Implications of Political Violence in Putin’s Russia

Details: 12 October 2016; Daniel Frey

On October 6, National Endowment for Democracy (NED) held an event featuring the screening of a short film about the 2015 assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, followed by a panel discussion of the implications of political violence for Russia’s future and the Putin regime. Below we’ve listed the key points made by the film and speakers.

Details: Economics

Sergey Aleksashenko: “Growth in Public Consumption Cannot Be Expected This Year”

Details: 10 October 2016; Sergey Aleksashenko

In his latest commentary about recent events in the Russian economy, Sergey Aleksashenko, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, again analyzes the latest economic statistics and emphasizes that the country’s prospects are not bright. The basic drivers of domestic demand—public consumption and investment—continue to fall steadily, and there are real problems with the Finance Ministry’s plan for reducing the budget deficits.

Details: Media Must-Reads

U.S. Suspends Syria Talks with Russia, New Dictators, and Why Russia Needs Government Reform Now

October 3-9

Details: 09 October 2016

In this week’s media highlights, Joshua Keating writes in Slate that with the suspension of the Syria talks with Russia, the Obama administration might give up on any meaningful cooperation with the Kremlin. And Mary Dejevsky in The Guardian argues that the U.S. and Russia could never fix the Syria crisis in concept. Meanwhile, Russian media experts discuss Russia’s pulling out of the plutonium agreement with the U.S., the newlook Duma, and the need for massive government reform.

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