Thomas E. Graham
Politics, Eurasia
Washington’s strategy is a relic of a bygone era.
The United States needs a new grand strategy for Russia. As the Ukraine crisis continues, there should be no doubt that the goal that had animated policy since the end of the Cold War—the slow but steady integration of Russia into the Euro-Atlantic community—is beyond reach. Russia is no longer interested, if it ever was. Its ambition is to fortify itself as an independent great power based in central Eurasia. It is sharpening its challenge to the U.S.-led world order.
American strategy was not without its successes. It enhanced …read more
Source: The National Interest
