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U.S.-Russia relations
China and Russia Pose Different Problems for the US. They Need Different Solutions.
By James Dobbins, Howard J. Shatz, and Ali Wyne
One is a resurgent power focused on economic preeminence; the other a declining power fomenting chaos.
US Navy Conducts First Post-Cold War FONOP in Peter the Great Bay, Off Russian Coast
By Ankit Panda
The operation challenges what the United States sees as excessive Russian maritime claims.
Revealed: US Intelligence Chief Clarifies the Nature of Russia's INF Treaty Violation
By Ankit Panda
The head of the U.S. intelligence community discussed Russia's treaty violation in more detail than ever before.
US Withdrawal From INF Treaty: Impact on China
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Mariusz Rukat.
Can Russia Help Bring Peace to Afghanistan?
By Said Sabir Ibrahimi
Russia’s reconciliation efforts should align with Afghanistan’s needs.
Will Trump Cement the China-Russia Alliance?
By Dai Weilai
The emerging U.S.-China trade war will make a China-Russia axis even more likely.
Russia’s Potemkin Missiles
By Boris Ryvkin
Moscow’s posturing telegraphs weakness rather than strength.
China, Russia 'Show Americans' Their Close Relationship
By Shannon Tiezzi
Twin visits to Russia by China's foreign and defense ministers send a clear signal of China-Russia cooperation.
Is Russia Arming the Taliban?
By Catherine Putz
There’s no proverbial smoking Kalashnikov, but American officials continue to suggest Russia is arming the Taliban.
Putin's Exotic New Missiles Didn't Come From Nowhere. What Can the US Do in Response?
By Lawrence J. Korb
The last thing the world needs is another arms race. The U.S. would do well to avoid taking Putin's bait.
What Putin's Exotic New Nuclear Delivery Methods Are Really About
By Ankit Panda
Why did Vladimir Putin show the world the nuclear aces up his sleeve?
With an Eye on Great Power Conflict, US Defense Department Releases 2018 National Defense Strategy
By Ankit Panda
First takeaways from the Trump administration's first National Defense Strategy.