Chechnya was part of that whole wave of entities of the Soviet Union that had a very separate sense of identity, of political and social history, that set them apart from the rest of Russia. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
Everybody used to talk about Chechnya as a place, in the Russian imperial and Soviet periods, that was essentially governed by extended family and regional networks that substituted for older clan structures. But those networks have been destroyed. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
The Cold War was obviously driven by a very intense ideological struggle that was very clearly defined. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
Outside of the Moscow elite and a very small urban elite, Russia is one great big blue-collar country. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
People in Washington, D.C., may not be paying that much attention to what's happening in Chechnya, but people in Riyadh and Amman and elsewhere… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
I have worked hard and emigrated to the U.S., and I think of myself as working class but I'm probably not any more. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
We've got ourselves into a situation where government service is somehow seen to be a political act rather than an act of civic duty… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
For Putin, Syria is all too reminiscent of Chechnya. Both conflicts pitted the state against disparate and leaderless opposition forces, which over time came… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
The Russians didn't invent partisan divides. The Russians haven't invented racism in the United States. But the Russians understand a lot of those divisions… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
New ties between Russia and Japan would mark not only a breakthrough in their relations but also a significant shift in Northeast Asia's political… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
In the instance of Iran for Russia, Iran is a very important counterweight to the Sunni Muslim powers in the Gulf, but Russia's always… — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
The idea is that Putin-Trump would be a win-win for the Kremlin, as they have mutual interests and alliances. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
You could say that by standing up to Russia, the U.S. is finally getting some balls. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
So with President Obama, he's a very different style. Very thoughtful, posed. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
