The interests of Russia's industrial leaders may not always coincide with society's, but by winning the right to promote those interests, the oligarchs can advance Russian democracy.

The post-9/11 activist U.S. foreign policy cannot but be increasingly at odds with the Kremlin’s post-imperial "restoration."

The recent Russian elections show a strengthened democracy in that country.

Putin's Russia isdominated by a renamed but unreformed KGB. The United States and Europe must not think they are dealing with an open, liberal Russia.

The lessons of the Yukos affair.

Neither Chile nor Argentina has completely liquidated the tragic legacies of the recent past, but both have made immense progress toward reestablishing democracy and the rule of law.

Russian political landscape is changing almost daily as political actors maneuver in preparation for the parliamentary election and the battle for the presidency six months later.

We are the world's only superpower, and that means setting objectives, communicating them, and carrying out plans to achieve them.