From Yeltsin to Putin
By trial and error Russia and USA have gained the possibility of building mutually beneficial relations. Despite sharp differences the parties need each other. Within a framework of a new model the deepening of economic relations serves as the guarantee of the further dialogue on security issues which is developing with difficulties. Russia’s economic growth, the readiness of the Russian leadership to refrain from confrontation and the efforts taken to improve Russia’s...
Is there a strategic perspective in Russian-American relations?
Presidential elections in Russia and the arrival of a new US Ambassador to Moscow early in 2012 caused a new wave of discussions on the personality factor in Russian-American relations. For the third time over the last twenty years the arrival of new players to the political arena entailed serious changes in the relations between Russia and the United States – in 1992-1993, 2000-2001, and in 2008-2009. In all three instances Russian-American...
The only way Russia-U.S. relations will really improve is if the reset is broadened beyond politics to include other areas of cooperation.
In Russia, optimism rarely takes hold. Perhaps this has something to do with the cold climate or with the country’s complicated history. Optimism here is usually frowned upon as a sign either of political bias or lack of intellect. Pessimism, on the contrary, is perceived as a sign of intellectual acuity and independent judgment.
As soon as the Russian-American...
