| ID | 190283 |
| Title Proper | Road Not Yet Taken |
| Other Title Information | Regionalizing US Policy Toward Russia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ohanyan, Anna |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, US policy toward Russia has combined elements of principled pragmatism, selective engagement, and containment. This at times self-contradictory approach by successive US administrations has left the United States without a sustainable policy toward Russia, oscillating repeatedly between euphoria and despair. The Biden administration has inherited this approach and a poisonous partisan atmosphere in Washington. Thanks to President Trump’s fixation on “getting along” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the swirl of Russia-related investigations during his presidency, Russia policy became excessively personalized and de-institutionalized. The Biden team has indicated that they believe that the foundations of Russia policy needed a complete overhaul as well as a reappraisal of what has and has not worked since the Ukraine crisis erupted in 2014. |
| `In' analytical Note | Washington Quarterly Vol. 44, No.4; Winter 2022: p.29-47 |
| Journal Source | Washington Quarterly Vol: 44 No 4 |