Russia and America

In recent times, US-Russia relations have deteriorated to what both sides acknowledge is an "all time low." Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and Putin's continued support for the Assad regime in Syria have placed enormous strain on this historically tense and complex relationship.

In one of the first analyses of the evolving Trump-Putin relationship, leading scholar of Russian foreign policy Andrei P. Tsygankov challenges the dominant view that US-Russia relations have entered a new Cold War phase. Russia's US strategy, he argues, can only be understood in the context of a changing international order. While America strives to preserve its global dominance, Russia--the weaker power--exploits its asymmetric capabilities and relations with non-Western allies to defend and promote its interests, and to avoid yielding to US pressures. Focusing on key areas of conflict and mutual convergence--from European security to China and the Middle East, as well as cyber, nuclear, and energy issues--Tsygankov paints a nuanced and unsentimental picture of two countries whose ties are likely to remain marked by suspicion and conflict for years to come.

In ultima perioada, relatiile SUA-Rusia s-au deteriorat, ceea ce ambele parti recunosc ca este un „nivel minim din toate timpurile”. Interferenta rusa in alegerile prezidentiale din 2016 si sprijinul continuu al lui Putin pentru regimul Assad din Siria au pus o presiune enorma pe aceasta relatie tensionata si complexa din punct de vedere istoric. Intr-una dintre primele analize ale relatiei Trump-Putin in evolutie, savant principal al politicii externe ruse Andrei P.