April 23, 2008 By Robert Amsterdam

Getting to Know McCain’s Brain on Russia

mccain042308.jpgRepublican nominee for the U.S. presidential election, Sen. John McCain, is easily the most outspoken of the bunch on Russia, often making brave and provocative comments about his plans for relations with the Kremlin. But who has this nominee’s ear on the day-to-day details of the relationship with Russia, and what is the ideological approach? The answer to this question was explored recently in an excellent Moscow Times article about the Russia advisers of all three candidates. So who is Stephen Biegun, and what might we expect from him if McCain were to win the presidency?