US–Russian relations: The middle cannot hold
By Samuel Charap, Jeremy Shapiro | May 3, 2016
The Obama administration has stated its intention to avoid a new Cold War, but it has also demonstrated little interest in addressing the core issue in the dispute, namely the regional order in post-Soviet Europe and Eurasia. This “middle way” policy has failed. In order to head off a new Cold War, the United States should lead the West in a new approach that eases competition over countries like Ukraine.
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Issue: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Volume 72 Issue 3
Keywords: Cold War, US–Russian relations, Ukraine, new Cold War
Topics: Uncategorized
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Samuel Charap
Samuel Charap is the senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.... Read More
Jeremy Shapiro
Jeremy Shapiro is the director of research at the European Council on Foreign Relations.... Read More
