... until February 5, 2026. In June 2021, a full-fledged Russia–U.S. summit was held in Geneva as a precursor to consultations on strategic stability. During the first rounds, the parties formed two working groups: on “principles and objectives for future arms control” and on “capabilities and actions with strategic effects.”
This process was suddenly interrupted with Russia’s diplomatic demarche of December 16, 2021 in the form of two draft treaties (with the U.S. and NATO), with a flavor of an ultimatum with demanded that NATO abandon its plans for expanding into Ukraine and other post-Soviet ...
With the INF Treaty collapsed and Russian proposals to prevent another missile confrontation in Europe possibly rejected, the logical thing to do would be to deploy ... ... to this accursed question relevant for the country’s current security concern has recently emerged: the United States and NATO with its U.S.-led enlargement into the post-Soviet space, with them having completely eclipsed international terrorism on ...
... management dialogue intended to avoid or resolve incidents that could breed escalation—severely undercuts the sustained communication essential for reaching mutual understandings on and maintaining strategic stability. Simply stated, we cannot have strategic stability without dialogue.
The challenge to the United States, NATO, and Russia is clear, and the answer compelling: Nations must begin the process of rebuilding trust so that it will again be possible to address major security challenges in the Euro-Atlantic region—as was done throughout the Cold War, and must be done today....
Despite the attempts of Russian and U.S. sides to find common ground on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, it appears that the agreement ... ... its enhanced capability to overcome enemy missile defences) was clearly considered to be very valuable.
Unfortunately, the key NATO and EU member nations ignored the presentation, and not necessarily of their own volition [
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... middle of the 2010s, the amicable interlude was over, and great-power rivalry was back. Strategic stability again became an issue.
The global strategic landscape, however,... ... of the Cold War, remains the strongest power by far. It also remains the leader of NATO, to which two other nuclear powers, the United Kingdom and France, belong. America... ... faces a comprehensive challenge from China, however, and is in a confrontation with Russia. By contrast, China and Russia, officially designated by the United States as...
... with Admiral William Fallon
RIAC Media and Government Relations Manager Nikolay Markotkin discusses current US policy towards NATO, new military technologies, and U.S.-Russia relations with retired US Navy four-star admiral William Joseph Fallon, who served as Commander of the U.S. Central Command ... ... more established countries. That is probably way of the future.
What are the prospects of resuming the U.S.-Russia dialogue on strategic stability?
There is a lot of suspicion on both sides, a lot of distrust. I think we’ve missed the opportunity to take ...
