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On November 15, President Obama and President Medvedev met in Singapore on the sidelines
of the APEC Summit. Read their statements on the conversation.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Russia in October. Read her remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and her remarks at a reception for civil society leaders. You can also watch her Town Hall Meeting at Moscow State University. On August 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on Georgia one year after the August 2008 war. Read the testimony of Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phillip H. Gordon and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow. You can also watch the webcast. On July 28, the Subcommittee on Europe of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing to evaluate the Moscow Summit. Read the testimony of Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Policy Celeste A. Wallander. You can also watch the webcast. On July 7, President Obama gave the commencement speech at the New Economic School in Moscow. See reactions to the Moscow Summit. President Barack Obama and President Dmitri Medvedev met for the first time at the G-20 in April. Read their Joint Statement and their remarks. On March 27, 2009 the American Academy of Arts and Sciences co-hosted “Designing U.S. Policy toward Russia,” a day-long conference held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The conference was sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York. For more information and to read Senator John Kerry’s keynote address, go to the Carnegie website. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns spoke at the World Russia Forum on Monday, April 27, 2009. Go to the Department of State website to read his remarks. |
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About
Though the Obama administration has pledged
to “hit the reset button” with Russia, and negotiations are ongoing on matters of
the utmost importance to both nations, there is much work to be done. Relations
between the United States and Russia are more strained than at any time since the
collapse of the Soviet Union. With support from Carnegie Corporation, the Academy
is conducting a major reexamination of U.S. foreign policy toward Russia. The goal
is to develop a comprehensive, coherent, and effective policy on U.S.-Russian relations
for consideration by the new U.S. administration, Congress, and the media. Outreach
efforts at regional, national and international levels will ensure that the project’s
results are widely disseminated and its policy recommendations given serious consideration.
Strategic Assessment 
Introduction (ppt)
U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities
and Russia's Place in them (ppt)
A Comparison of U.S. and Russian
Foreign Policy Priorities (ppt)
Understanding Russia: The Challenges
It Faces (ppt)
Understanding Russia: The Challenges
It Poses (ppt)
The Goal: A Vision of U.S.-Russia
Relations four or ten years from now (ppt)
Character and Contents of a
Strategic Dialogue (ppt)The project Steering Committee includes: Robert Legvold (Project Director, Columbia University), Deana Arsenian (Carnegie Corporation of New York), Coit Denis Blacker (Stanford University), James F. Collins (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), Thomas E. Graham (Kissinger Associates), Thomas R. Pickering (Hills & Company / The Boeing Company), Eugene Rumer (Institute for National Security Studies), Angela Stent (Georgetown University), and Strobe Talbott (The Brookings Institution). |
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News/Notes/Media
On January 28, 2010: A Conversation on Evolving U.S. Policy toward Russia. Robert Legvold and Thomas Graham at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
From June 30-July 1, 2009, the project participated in a joint seminar in Moscow,
co-sponsored by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Russia’s Council for
Foreign and Defense Policy, and RIA Novosti. Read some of the contributions of the American
participants.
On May 21, 2009, Ambassador James F. Collins and Professor Robert Legvold spoke at the
Southern Center for International Studies in Atlanta. Watch the presentation.
On March 30, Project Director Robert Legvold spoke about the future of U.S.-Russia
relations at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. To watch the full event, go to Fora.tv.
Other Resources
The Russia File: How to Move toward a Strategic Partnership – Robert Legvold
Obama, Russia, and Europe - Tomas Valasek
Improving Russia-U.S. Relations: The Next Steps - Thomas M. Nichols
The Russia Challenge: Prospects for U.S.-Russian Relations – David J. Kramer
Beyond the ‘Reset Button’ – Samuel Charap
Resurgent Russia and U.S. Purposes – Thomas Graham
Repairing U.S.-Russian Relations: A Long Road Ahead – Eugene B. Rumer and Angela E. Stent
The Right Direction for U.S. Policy Toward Russia – The Hart-Hagel Commission
The Century Foundation Working Group on United States Policy toward Russia
Pressing the “Reset Button” on U.S. Russia Relations – Anders Åslund and Andrew Kuchins
Testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, February 25, 2009 – Robert Legvold
Weiszacker Lecture at the American Academy in Berlin – Strobe Talbott
Reversing the Decline: An Agenda for U.S.-Russia Relations in 2009 – Steven Pifer