Foreign Policy

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The Biden Administration Will Have Its Hands Full With Russia

After four years of Trump kowtowing to Putin, the US has its work cut out for it. By Justin Sherman It’a a critical time for relations between Russia and the United States. The last four years of president Trump denying the Kremlin’s […]

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How to Safely Manage U.S.-Russian Great-Power Competition

This is not a call for a reset or a new partnership, but rather for a responsible, less hostile relationship between rivals bitterly divided by visions of world order, geopolitical interests, and values.  By Dmitri Trenin and Thomas Graham While […]

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How to Beat Russophobia

Prejudice against Russians and Russia can be beaten, but it requires action. By Hunter Cawood A recent study conducted by the Russian Public Affairs Committee (Ru-PAC) has found that nearly half of Russian Americans have experienced Russophobia while living in […]

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Biden-Putin: the possible contours of a “cold” working relationship

By Yuval Weber Joe Biden is soon to become the fifth US president to face Vladimir Putin and the first to enter the presidency without the expectation of improving relations with his Russian counterpart. Yet the possibility of a working […]

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A New Path Forward for NATO and Russia

Relations between NATO member states and Russia are complex and troubled. It will take concerted efforts by both sides to move their interaction to a more positive plane. The security situation in Europe has deteriorated to its lowest point in […]

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Biden’s Approach to U.S. Allies and Adversaries Will Challenge Russia

President Biden will challenge the Kremlin both domestically and geopolitically. To thwart that dual challenge, Russia needs to deal with its numerous vulnerabilities effectively before its adversary is able to exploit them. By Dmitri Trenin The year 2020 will be […]

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Politics, Tragedy, Sovereignty: A Panel Discussion on the Meaning of Today’s Russia

The Simone Weil Center for Political Philosophy recently hosted a panel discussion on U.S.–Russia relations and Russia’s place in the world. The full video of this exchange, recorded December 2nd, is here The discussion was moderated by Anatol Lieven, the […]

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Is it Time to Rethink Our Russia Policy?

By B. E. Philpot On October 19th, the Jordan Center and the Harriman Institute convened for the latest in their New York City — Russia Public Policy Series. Panelists included Rose Gottemoeller, Thomas Graham, David J. Kramer, and Evelyn N. […]

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Running Out of Time

US adds new demands as Russia makes concessions to save last remaining nuclear deterrent deal – envoy Moscow has agreed to key US demands in a bid to preserve the New START arms control agreement before it expires, according to […]

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The Cheering Section for World War III

By: Eric Zuesse America repeatedly elects and re-elects champions of “regime change” in nations abroad (George W. Bush in 2000, Barack Obama in 2008, Donald Trump in 2016, and Joe Biden in 2020), such as in Iraq in 2003, and in […]