Title Recalibrating U.S. strategy toward Russia : a new time for choosing / project directors, Kathleen H. Hicks, Lisa Sawyer Samp

Published Washington, DC : Center for Strategic & International Studies, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) : color illustrations, color maps Series CSIS reports Contents Introduction -- Understanding the Russia challenge -- Case studies on Russia's use of force -- Russian instruments of power -- U.S. and Allied instruments of power -- Responding to the Russia challenge Summary "These are turbulent times for American foreign policy. Nowhere are the challenges facing the United States more evident than in U.S. policy toward Russia. Drawing on scholars across several disciplines and perspectives, CSIS conducted a year-long study that sought to achieve two goals. First, to provide policymakers with a clearer understanding of Russia's strategic motivations and objectives, along with the tools it uses to advance its goals. Second, to lay out a comprehensive strategy to secure U.S. and transatlantic interests in the face of the complex Russia challenge set. The authors view Russia's shift toward a more belligerent security posture as an enduring reality, not an aberration. It is the product of long-standing Russian beliefs, coupled with an increasing recognition that it can advance them more effectively today than was possible in years past. The authors argue, however, that neither the United States nor its allies in Europe have made the necessary conceptual shift to accept the long-term Russia challenge, nor determined the strategic objectives that their policies should advance. The West's approach to date has been insufficient to meet the threat, and dissonance among allies is only serving to embolden Russia and broaden its goals. The United States must, therefore, center its Russia policy and, indeed, its European and global strategies on an unadulterated assessment of interests, priorities, and vulnerabilities and identify achievable objectives and, on this basis, articulate acceptable trade-offs against other global requirements. To this end, this report offers the framework for a comprehensive strategy toward Russia, one derived from analysis and insights regarding key elements of past U.S. policy toward Russia; historical Russian reactions to major events on its periphery; and the tool sets each side can bring to bear in advancing its national interests"--Publisher's web site Notes "March 2017." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 30, 2017) Subject HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Diplomatic relations Military policy Strategic aspects of individual places SUBJECT Russia (Federation) -- Military policy Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2005000242 Russia (Federation) -- Strategic aspects United States -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- United States Subject Russia (Federation) United States Form Electronic book Author Samp, Lisa Sawyer, project director, author. Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher. LC no. 2021763823 ISBN 9781442280069 1442280069

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