... and more questions, especially given American budgetary needs in other areas.
The third reason is the political ambitions of Donald Trump, who may try to end the costly conflict on terms that are acceptable to the United States, and chalk up a diplomatic ... ... combat contact, but the prospect of any agreements given such conditions becomes quite illusory.
Ivan Timofeev:
Why Multilateral Diplomacy Is in Crisis
Fourth—the emptiness of individual “chips” in the negotiating game. For example, Washington may agree ...
... Russia needs to transition from the logic of struggle of attrition to a less costly course of strategic temporizing
When Donald Trump was elected President of the US in 2016, this development resulted in qualitative change in Russia–US relations,... ... higher risks than before. In the new situation, the demand is growing not for presence in the public discourse, but for quiet diplomacy and strategic restraint.
Unequal finances, asymmetric determination, and conflict equilibrium
In the minds of the US ...
... perhaps as one of the key issues. However, no matter who wins the race – either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump – Washington and Moscow will have to construct a pragmatic dialogue since it affects both their own wellbeing ... ... interests of the domestic politics. And this is something we are seeing in the U.S. right now. During recent months American diplomacy appears to have been shackled by the election campaign and has to keep the November 8 outcome in mind, which is especially ...
