Carnegie Moscow Center
Recently, NATO and the European Union have made significant efforts to engage with Russia as an important partner for both France and the wider EU.
The IMF and other Western institutions played a marginal role in the Russian default of 1998. However, working with the IMF was instrumental in teaching Russian authorities how to think through problems more comprehensively.
The Russian Duma’s likely ratification of New START Agreement this month will open a new debate over the strategic arms threats and emergent arms control opportunities that might be usefully added to the President's current arms control agenda.
The U.S.-Russia reset can boast impressive accomplishments in the security and economic spheres, but the stability of the relationship remains in doubt as long as the “values gap” between the two strategic partners goes unaddressed.
A critical component of the reset in U.S.-Russian relations, the Bilateral Presidential Commission facilitates engagement among government, business, and civil society actors on topics ranging from nuclear energy to public health.
With Russia engaged in an effort to develop a secure sense of its own national identity, the West must initiate constructive discussions with Moscow to build up the trust necessary for cooperation and coexistence.
Based on the Obama Administration’s April Nuclear Posture Review, conventional weapons are poised to gain a more prominent role in the U.S. deterrence posture, with implications for extended deterrence, arms control, and U.S. strategic stability.
The ability of the United States and Russia to cooperate on matters of global importance could affect a wide range of important issues from arms control to climate change.
In November, NATO will meet in Lisbon to craft a new Strategic Concept and address the future of its nuclear posture, which has caused controversial debate in recent months both within the Alliance and externally.
Mutual understanding and cooperation between the United States, China, and other countries is essential for overcoming the challenges facing the nonproliferation regime.