The New Czar: Russia's Relations with the West Under Medvedev

On March 2nd, Dmitry Medvedev was elected the next president of the Russian Federation. He will succeed Vladimir Putin when he is sworn into office on May 7. A Putin protege, the youthful Mr. Medvedev served under Mr. Putin as First Deputy Prime Minister and was also chairman of the enormous Russian gas giant, Gazprom. Medvedev is considered much more liberal than his mentor, causing many around the world to believe his arrival in the Kremlin will bring change to Russia's world agenda. Yet, after the election, Medvedev was quoted as saying, "We will be able to preserve the course of President Putin." Will Medvedev's Russia act differently than Putin's or will Russian resurgence continue?...