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 authoritarianism / Rafael Khachaturian ; Grassroots organizations in Russia are leading a civil rights movement / Leon Aron ; The Russian government undermines civil rights / Yury Dzhibladze -- What relationship should the West foster with Russia? The United States should view Russia as a strategic partner / Graham Allison et al ; The United States should not view Russia as a strategic partner / Garry Kasparov ; The United States should pass legislation to discourage human rights abuses in Russia / Robert Kagan and David J. Kramer ; US legislation will not be effective in combating human rights abuses in Russia / Raymond Sontag ; Western support for the punk band Pussy Riot draws attention to Russia's authoritarianism / Gideon Rachman ; Western support for the punk band Pussy Riot has obscured the plight of other Russian dissidents / Joshua Foust -- How is Russian culture changing? Orthodox religion is a socially unifying force in post-Soviet Russia / John P. Burgess ; Teaching Orthodox religion in Russian schools is a return to totalitarianism / Mikhail Sitnikov ; Television is a threat to Russian youth and culture / N. Berulava ; Russian youth use the Internet more than they watch television / Dan Peleschuk ; Ultranationalists are inciting racism and xenophobia in Russia / Mark Ames and Alexander Zaitchik -- A more open political system would thwart the ambitions of Russia's ultranationalists / Daniil Davydoff.
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