AEI's foreign and defense policy scholars seek to understand how best to advance political and economic freedom--as well as American interests--around the world. The Institute's scholars study relations between the United States and its allies, analyze threats from abroad and military preparedness, examine democratic transitions, and evaluate international organizations and institutions.

"An insightful new book. . . . Leon Aron is an émigré whose sharp understanding of his homeland is matched by an appreciation of the mistakes that outsiders, particularly his fellow Americans, make in interpreting it."

--Economist.com

"Is there [anything] good to say about Russia? The eminent scholar Leon Aron, whose masterful biography of the late President Boris Yeltsin set the standard by which subsequent efforts will be measured, emphatically says 'Da!'"

--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Leon Aron is perhaps the most erudite, insightful, and indeed, empathetic analyst of the trials and tribulations of Russia's troubled revolution."

--Andrew C. Kuchins, director and senior fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

"Leon Aron has long been an invaluable source of common sense, deep knowledge, and historical perspective on the country of his birth. All his skills and insight are on display in Russia's Revolution."

--Strobe Talbott, deputy secretary of state (1994-2001) and president of the Brookings Institution

Resident Scholar Michael Rubin	Senior Fellow John R. Bolton
Resident Scholar Leon Aron	Resident Scholar Michael Auslin
Resident Scholar Frederick W. Kagan	Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies Danielle Pletka

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• Latin American Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Development Policy Studies
• Asian Studies

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