Tag: RUSSIA

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  Is Russia Under Pressure?

  Since 2014, the United States and its allies have provided increasing military support to Ukraine while imposing more and tougher economic sanctions on Russia, especially since Russia launched its February 2022 invasion. Notwithstanding their starkly different approaches and stated goals, the Biden administration and the Trump administration have each framed these measures as components of

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  Center President Paul Saunders Speaks at Raisina Dialogue 2025

  The world watches as Washington and Moscow edge cautiously toward a “reset”—this time, not in Geneva, but via a direct phone call between Presidents Trump and Putin. On March 18, Center President Paul Saunders participated in an expert panel at the Raisina Dialogue to dissect the fragile possibilities of peace. Can a peace deal on

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  CRANK Call | February 2025

  CRANK Call is a monthly review of developments involving cooperation, and at times contention, among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (the CRANKs). February 2025 Highlights Russia and Iran “align positions” on nuclear program amid potential signs of discord Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and President Massoud Pezeshkian

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  The Trump Administration and Africa

  President Donald Trump is transforming U.S. foreign policy around the world, abandoning some past approaches and setting new priorities even as he discards some important foreign policy tools and embraces others. He is also redefining American values in ways that break sharply from precedent. While changing policies toward Ukraine and Gaza have perhaps drawn the

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  CRANK Call | January 2025

  CRANK Call is a monthly review of developments involving cooperation, and at times contention, among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (the CRANKs). January 2025 Highlights Russia and Iran finally sign Strategic Partnership Agreement Presidents Masoud Pezeshkian and Vladimir Putin signed their long-awaited comprehensive strategic partnership treaty on January 17 during Pezeshkian’s visit to Moscow.

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