What is Russia's role in international politics? Russia is a world energy superpower / Randall Newnham ; Russia is not a world energy superpower / Andreas Goldthau ; Russia's influence in the Middle East threatens American interests / Ariel Cohen ; Russia's influence in the Middle East remains unclear / Marcin Kaczmarksi ; Russia will gain an advantage in nuclear arms under new treaties / Robert G. Joseph ; Both Russian and American nuclear arms should be reduced further / Bruce Blair et al
Is Russia moving toward democracy? Russia is moving toward democracy / Mikhail Khodorkovsky ; Russia is moving away from democracy / Kathy Lally and Will englund ; Soviet-style nationalism has cemented authoritarianism in Russia / Randall D. Law ; Russia's political system lingers between democracy and authoritar
