What Russia's War Reveals By Leon Aron Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 The choice to invade Georgia exposes the raw disdain for democracy that drives Moscow's authoritarian government.[Full Story]
Back in the USSR? By Leon Aron Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008 Russia could soon face the same crises that Leonid Brezhenv's Soviet Union faced in the 1970s.[Full Story]
Putinism By Leon Aron Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2008 The ideology, priorities, and policies of Vladimir Putin's Kremlim are almost certain to inform and guide Dmitri Medvedev's administration.[Full Story]
Putin-3 By Leon Aron Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Vladimir Putin has transformed Russian foreign policy both ideologically and politically since coming to power in 2000. [Full Story]
Putin's Cold War By Leon Aron Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007 Let us refrain from the ritual, silly hand-wringing and accusations on the subject of "losing" Russia. Russia is not (and never has been) ours to lose.[Full Story]
Jihadi Murat By Leon Aron Posted: Friday, November 16, 2007 Islam has been a major and durable aspect of Russia's history, geography, and culture.[Full Story]
In the latest edition of Latin American Outlook, Roger F. Noriega says that Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has made impressive strides, but he needs to take on lingering economic and political reforms.
In his new book, Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality, AEI's Charles Murray focuses on four simple, hard truths that are rarely discussed or even acknowledged by educators and politicians.