This article is the second of three essays on U.S.-Russian relations in the transition to a new U.S. administration. The first is here.Realism takes reality as its starting point, and the reality is that U.S. policy over the past 25 years has failed to secure the transformation of Russia into a country that shares our perspective the way that Western and Central Europe and Japan do. We must therefore set aside the notion of a U.S.-Russian strategic partnership based on common values and interests and accustom ourselves to dealing with Russia transactionally. This is not the end of the world; …read more
Source: The American Interest
