... 1990s under the Clinton Administration. To use a well-known quote from the days of the Bourbon restoration to the French throne after the Napoleonic wars, one can state that Washington strategists “have learned nothing and have forgotten nothing.” Donald Trump, despite apparent differences with Joseph Biden on specific foreign policy issues, shares with the latter the overall picture of the world, where the United States should remain the ultimate decision-maker like it seemed to be some thirty ...
.... president is unlikely to play a big role in Russian-American relations
The approaching US presidential election is once again giving rise to discussions about who is best for Russia. Once again, there is a temptation to view Republican candidate Donald Trump as a more acceptable politician for Moscow. Trump says he hasn’t ruled out a “deal” with Russia. His thinking is transactional. He stands for promoting the national interests of his country, but in words he is ready for deals: we are ...
Reaffirming that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, the United States and Russia could agree to specific steps at Helsinki to reduce nuclear risks
Presidents Trump and Putin will finally meet next week in Helsinki for a bilateral summit. Throughout the Cold War, summits between US and Soviet leaders were overwhelmingly welcomed in both countries and the world as an opportunity to reduce tensions. After the Cold War, these meetings became routine. Today, the scheduling of the...
... Kortunov:
Disillusionment and Missed Opportunities: Russia-U.S. Relations in 2017
On MSNBC, Chris Matthews asked candidate Donald Trump if he would ever use nuclear weapons. After being pressed several times, Trump thought about it for a bit and
said
... ... autonomous withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in 2002 did not help. The ABM Treaty was a cornerstone of international security. Without this treaty to hold countries back, Russia started to rebuild and modernize its nuclear arsenal ...
... the United States? Russia is not the only country asking itself this question
Late last year, President of the United States Donald Trump presented the country’s new National Security Strategy. The unveiling was handled with the kind of pomp typical ... ... the two countries to meet each other halfway will lead to positive changes in the world and contribute to the strengthening of international security.
RIAC and CSIS Report “Policy Priorities in U.S.-Russia Relations”
To a great degree, U.S.–Russia ...
From the populist president, one would rather expect a populist strategy. But when it comes to ensuring national security and foreign policy, he took a firm line
The National Security Strategy (hereinafter referred to as the NSS) is the most important political concept document in the Executive branch of the United States government. Since 1947, when there was adopted the
National Security Act
, which defines of the entire American national security system and approved the creation of the CIA...
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has generated an enormous amount of speculation about the future of US foreign policy. Indeed, the campaign rhetoric of the president-elect featured a large number of high-profile statements....
Europe and Russia are anticipating an undeclared tender for a new contract with the Trump administration
For the EU, Donald Trump’s ascension to power poses a challenge, although European leaders are not openly talking about it. The EU is seriously concerned not so much about NATO as a forum for a daily political dialogue with the United States as about the future ...