| ID | 139346 |
| Title Proper | Decline of international studies |
| Other Title Information | why flying blind is dangerous |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | King , Charles |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In October 2013, the U.S. Department of State eliminated its funding program for advanced language and cultural training on Russia and the former Soviet Union. Created in 1983 as a special appropriation by Congress, the so-called Title VIII Program had supported generations of specialists working in academia, think tanks, and the U.S. government itself. But as a State Department official told the Russian news service RIA Novosti at the time, “In this fiscal climate, it just didn’t make it.” The program’s shuttering came just a month before the start of a now well-known chain of events: Ukraine’s Euromaidan revolution, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the descent of U.S.-Russian relations to their lowest level since the Cold War. The timing was, to say the least, unfortunate. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 94, No.4; Jul/Aug 2015: p.88-98 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 94 No 4 |
| Key Words | United States ; Russia ; U.S. National Security ; Decline of International Studies ; U.S. - Russian Relations |