Leon Aron

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Playing Tic-Tac-Toe with Putin

Why the United States has no hope of stopping the war in Syria.

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Putin’s Cat and Obama’s Cook

What Russia’s Aesop can teach us about how to stop Moscow’s Middle East meddling.

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My Friend Boris: Remembering Russia's Passionate Opposition Leader

Russia’s passionate opposition leader led a very full life, politically and otherwise. And his legacy will likely be just as rich -- and just as powerful -- in death.

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A Premature Party for Poroshenko

Vladimir Putin is still setting the terms in Ukraine. Why is Washington okay with that?

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The Front Lines on Russia’s Home Front

Vladimir Putin didn't invade Ukraine because he could. He did it because he had to.

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Russian drivers can now turn right on red (at some intersections)

The following is a guest post from Leon Aron, director of Russian studies at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Suddenly there is a ...

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Don’t Go There

Why President Barack Obama should not visit Russia.

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A Kremlin Made of Sand

Vladimir Putin may not be as secure as he thinks.

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A Tormenting in Moscow

Why is Russia harassing President Obama’s new ambassador?

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About Leon Aron

Leon Aron is the director of Russian studies at the American Enterprise Institute and the author, most recently, of Roads to the Temple: Truth, Memory, Ideas, and Ideals in the Making of the Russian Revolution, 1987-1991.

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