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 ...
... 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... ... is high time for America to discuss this policy, given the toxic relationship with Russia and the increase of the number of nuclear states from two to nine since 1949... ... 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...
How to build relations with 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 ...
... exactly to the Bush strategy dated 2002, again declaring the Iran and the DPRK, which is "sponsoring instability", as the enemies of the United States, and the emphasis is also placed on antiterrorism protection. The key difference is that Russia was still considered as a potential strategic partner at that time, and Russian democracy was not treated with such level of distrust and criticism.
Now, in the NSS dated 2017, the direct
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states that "Russia seeks to weaken the US influence ...
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has generated an enormous amount of speculation about the future ... ... Ukraine crisis primarily as the result of decisive actions by Vladimir Putin. The cooperation mechanisms that existed between Russia and a number of West-centered institutions went back to zero in a very short period. They were unable to prevent the crisis ...
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 ...