Breaking the U.S.-Russia Impasse: Keeping the Door Open to Dialogue

... officials have accused Russia of providing arms to the Taliban, an accusation that has been officially denied by Moscow. Will it be possible ... ... conflicts in the wider Middle East ,’ much like conflicts in the Balkans prior to World War I, similarly draw in regional and major ... ... even if unevenly? Given the negative Russian reaction to the EU Eastern Partnership, and the expansion of EU influence into post-Soviet ... ... monetary arrangements, for example? Could both Kaliningrad and Crimea become free trade areas, yet under Russian sovereignty? ...