U.S.-Russian Relations 32 - PONARS Eurasia

Kuchins: Referendum Serves Putin Credibility of Russia’s Presence in Crimea

(AP/Boston Globe) One by one, President Barack Obama’s warnings to Russia are being brushed aside by President Vladimir Putin, who appears to only be speeding up efforts to formally stake…

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Winning the Peace by Failing in Geneva: How to Work the Syria Negotiations

(Foreign Affairs) (Article co-authored by Samuel Charap and Jeremy Shapiro) Later this month, the United States, Russia, key regional states, and other members of the international community will attend the Geneva…

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Thirty Leading Experts on “Rebuilding the U.S.-Russia Relationship”

(Carnegie Corporation of New York)—With relations between the United States and Russia complicated by issues ranging from Syria and Iran, to the recent Edward Snowden affair as well as differences…

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Setting Expectations Right

(Carnegie Corporation) Finding ways to mend the U.S.-Russia relationship requires a clear understanding of the benefits it can bring to both sides. Moscow and Washington need to rethink their expectations…

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For Obama & Putin, G-20 Summit Brings a Big Chill

(WNYC Radio) Kimberly Marten joins The Takeaway to decipher how things are going at the G-20 summit. Russian President Vladimir Putin kicked off the summit with a speech that emphasized…

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U.S.-Russia Relationship Stuck in the Soviet Era

(The Moscow Times) It should be obvious to any observer of international affairs that the U.S.-Russia relationship matters for both countries and for the world. But the fact that such…

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Andrew Kuchins on U.S.-Russia Relations

"It's been like watching a slow-moving train wreck for nearly two years," Andrew Kuchins, a Russia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said of the Obama-Putin relationship.…

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The Limited-Strike Dilemma

(The Moscow Times) The endless parallels made in recent days between the planned U.S. air strikes on Syria and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 may actually add to…

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Can Tension in U.S.-Russia Relationship Lessen?

(MSNBC) (Discussion with Kimberly Marten) Given the range of critical issues between the U.S. and Russia, including Syria, Afghanistan and Iran, can tensions in the relationship between the two countries…

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