Presidential elections and the future of U.S.-Russian relations: a time for reflection / Jacob W. Kipp -- Arms control and U.S.-Russian relations / Linton F. Brooks -- Arms control and U.S.-Russian relations / Alexander A. Pikayev -- Terms of engagement: weapons of mass destruction proliferation and U.S.-Russian relations / Alexi Arbatov -- Prospects for Russo-American cooperation in halting nuclear proliferation / Stephen J. Blank -- -Russian and American strategic rivalry in Ukraine and Georgia / James Sherr -- Obstacles to U.S.-Russian cooperation in the Caucasus and Ukraine / Andrei P. Tsygankov
Summary
As the Obama administration took office, Russo-American relations were generally acknowledged to be at an impasse. Arms control issues feature prominently in that conflicted agenda. The Bush administration allowed the bilateral civil nuclear treaty with Russia to die in the Senate rather than go forward for confirmation. Russian spokesmen make clear their belief that American concessions on key elements of arms control issues like missile defenses in Europe are a touchstone for the relationship and a condition of any further progress towards genuine dialogue. Since the outbreak of the Russo-Georgian war in August 2008, both sides have further hardened positions. Arms control and disarmament issues are quintessentially political as well as military issues that are among the most critical components of the bilateral relationship and regional security in both Europe and Asia. For these reasons, neither the political nor the military aspect can be divorced from the other.--P. v
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"March 2009."
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