Putin May Be Turkey's New Buddy after the Failed Coup (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest)

As we continue to sort through the aftermath of the failed attempt at a military coup against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, one unexpected (and potentially unwelcome, from a U.S. standpoint) development is that this botched attempt to remove Erdoğan will further the reconciliation process between the Turkish leader and Russian president Vladimir Putin.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/putin-may-be-turkeys-new-buddy-after-the-failed-coup-17037

Does Obama Really Play the Foreign-Policy Long Game? (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, John A. Cloud, The National Interest)

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/does-obama-really-play-the-foreign-policy-long-game-16749

Banks, Not Tanks: Using Money as a Geopolitical Tool (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest)

In my last article, I noted that the tendency to define U.S. power as the ability to deploy military force was running up against clear limits, because “without the ability to instantaneously transport equipment and personnel from one area to another, the United States must either massively increase its defense and security expenditures to increase its presence in all theaters, trust that allies will finally meet the challenge and increase their own spending to fill in the gaps, or accept risks in certain areas.” Thus, my conclusion was the need for the United States to think in global terms and to prioritize the allocation of its military resources.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/banks-not-tanks-using-money-geopolitical-tool-16157

Resetting the Reset (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest)

In recent weeks, I have had the honor to attend different daylong seminars convened to ponder Russia's future under Vladimir Putin and the future of U.S.-Russia relations: a "Russia Experts Meeting" hosted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, bringing together some of America's leading specialists in the Russia field, and a "Russia Futures" project, which assembled members of the Naval War College's faculty who study various different aspects of Russia, Europe and Eurasia policy.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/resetting-the-reset-15689

5 Ways to View Putin’s Syrian Surprise (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest)

How are we to make sense of Vladimir Putin’s announcement that the bulk of the Russian expeditionary force in Syria is to be withdrawn over an as-of-yet undefined period in the coming weeks and months? Is this a Kremlin victory lap, or a way to extricate Russia from what might prove to be a dangerous and costly mistake? Here are five ways to view Putin’s surprise.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/5-ways-view-putins-syrian-surprise-15499

Can Russia Survive Cheap Oil? (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest)

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/can-russia-survive-cheap-oil-15045

The Flaws of Obama's 'Strategic Patience' (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest)

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-flaws-obamas-strategic-patience-14973

Baku's Difficult Balancing Act (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest)

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/bakus-difficult-balancing-act-14841