Breaking the U.S.-Russia Impasse: Keeping the Door Open to Dialogue
... include security concerns and disputes revolving around NATO and European Union enlargement, Russian actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, as well as the nature of the conventional and nuclear ... ... that has been further antagonizing relations. First, NATO-member Turkey shot down a Russian aircraft in November 2015 — an action ... ... opposed the deepening of NATO military infrastructure, including Missile Defense systems, on the territory of new member states.... ... Middle East. How might the 2013 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear accord with Iran impact U.S. Missile Defense deployments in Europe — particularly ...