MONETARY POLICY
September 1, 2003
Political Prosecutions Threaten Russia's Ambitions
Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal Europe
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
It has been over a month since Platon Lebedev, a key figure in Russia's most valuable company and biggest oil producer Yukos, was abruptly and publicly arrested. And while the initial shock has worn off, the implications of what is seen by most as a Kremlin attack on one of Russia's most successful oligarchs remain serious
November 2, 2001
John Reppert: US-Russia Business Climate Since September 11th Attacks
Press Release
By John Reppert, Former Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Old rivalries between the US and Russia are opening doors for new ties in light of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan is allowing the US to base some military operations there. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George Bush have scheduled a summit in mid-November and the two leaders have pledged to work together to address the problem of global terrorism. Will these new alliances also extend to the business sphere?
October 4, 2000
John Reppert on Russia's Changing Business Climate
Press Release
By John Reppert, Former Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin has identified foreign investment as crucial to Russia's economic recovery. The Russian Duma has taken important strides in addressing economic transformation and major tax reform. But in the wake of Russia's economic collapse in August 1998, is it enough to attract businesses to Russia?
August 31, 1998
Why Russia's Meltdown Matters
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
For Americans watching the deepening economic crisis in Russia, the most important question is why it matters to us. Given modest levels of U.S. investment and trade and muffled impacts on American markets, Russia's crisis would be important, but no more so than earlier crises in Korea and Indonesia. But Russia is not Indonesia. The reason why Russia's meltdown matters for Americans is much more specific and potentially catastrophic. As an economic crisis accelerates the disintegration of authority in Russia, history has left a superpower arsenal.
August 31, 1998
Why Russia's Meltdown Matters
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
For Americans watching the deepening economic crisis in Russia, the most important question is why it matters to us. Given modest levels of U.S. investment and trade and muffled impacts on American markets, Russia's crisis would be important, but no more so than earlier crises in Korea and Indonesia.
Spring 1992
Aid to Russia: Uses of History
Journal Article, Harvard Journal of World Affairs
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
A look at the United States history of aid to countries, and using those models of aid focusing on Russia.
August 27, 1991
On With the Grand Bargain
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
In the aftermath of the failed Soviet coup, the United States should urgently take the lead in implementing a robust strategy to confront perhaps the most daunting geopolitical challenge yet for the Bush administration: the long-term Soviet transformation and that of the republics (or independent nations) to democracy and a market economy.
July 17, 1991
A Rare Opportunity for Our Leaders to Lead
Op-Ed, Financial Times
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Perhaps the major consequence of the Group of Seven summit has already occurred. Gorbachev's coming has concentrated the minds of hundreds of officials at the top of G7 government on the single most important international question of 1991:what about the Soviet future? No less than in the aftermath of the second world war, the end of the cold war requires Soviet and western leaders to decide what kind of Soviet Union they will seek to reconstruct.
June 3, 1991
Would the West's Billions Pay Off?
Journal Article, Los Angeles Times
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
The path of transformation that the leaders of the Soviet Union can choose depends critically on the extent of Western engagement and assistance is critically dependent on the path of reform the Soviet Union is prepared to undertake. Therefore, rather than each side waiting for the other to take the first step, the governments of the Soviet Union and the West should jointly develop a common program of what each would do if the other meets specific conditions.
Should the West Keep the Soviet Economy From Toppling?The West Won't Be Wasting Its Money, Say the Reform-for-Aid Plan's Authors
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
THE DEEPENING economic crisis in the Soviet Union has brought Soviet and Western leaders to a historic fork in the road: Reform the Soviet system or watch it collapse into chaos.
