PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA AND IN THE UNITED STATES: IMPLICATIONS FOR ARMENIA
By Richard Giragosian
Contents
- Introduction
- Implications of the Russian presidential election
- The Medvedev strategy
- The similarities of Russian and Armenian politics
- The Medvedev presidency
- Revising the Russian military doctrine
- Countering the rise of a rival
- Russian policy in the “Near Abroad”
- The asymmetry of Russian-Armenian relations
- Possible changes to Russian-Armenian relations
- Implications of the US elections
- The contest of the candidates
- Implications for Armenian-American concerns
- The primacy of the U.S. Congress
- The broader imperative of U.S.-Russian relations
- Conclusion
June 10, 2008
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