SOME COMMENTS ON THE PERSPECTIVES OF A BILATERAL FRAMEWORK RELATION BETWEEN THE USA AND RUSSIA, UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Cover Image

UNELE COMENTARII PRIVIND PERSPECTIVELE UNEI RELAȚII-CADRU BILATERALE ÎNTRE SUA ȘI RUSIA, SUB ADMINISTRAȚIA TRUMP
SOME COMMENTS ON THE PERSPECTIVES OF A BILATERAL FRAMEWORK RELATION BETWEEN THE USA AND RUSSIA, UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

Author(s): Mădălina Virginia Antonescu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geopolitics
Published by: Universitatea Crestina "Dimitrie Cantemir"
Keywords: Key-words: Trump administration; US doctrine regarding Russia; bilateral relations US- Russia; new cold war; multilateralism; cooperation;

Summary/Abstract: One of the causes that make it difficult to develop a relationship of trust and cooperation for peace and on issues of common interest or global issues, and the lack of a set of initiatives, projects and solutions agreed by the two countries to meet expectations the world for the preservation of a peaceful and stable international environment, is the current "dissension" between the new Trump administration and the American media (or a part of it, plus what analysts call the "strange coalition" - the Democrats and some of the Republicans dissatisfied with Trump's "soft policy towards Russia" -). Thus, there is a strong tendency in the United States to tighten the punitive diplomatic tone towards Russia, to look at it as "America's eternal opponent," for which the solution would be the firm re-entry of American diplomacy into the "New Cold War" continuing the encirclement doctrines of Russia, even with the risk of straining to the extreme multipolar world. The Trump presidency is currently facing a permanent and very intense internal pressure to embrace the harsh, traditional (already) traditional Cold War paradigm line and to abandon any attempt to sweeten or open (in a broad sense of mind) in the relationship with Russia. From this prism, the feature of the Trump administration's mandate to be strongly impeded in developing any strategy to build trust in bilateral relations, cooperation and dialogue, confidence building and advancement of dialogue on topics of common interest, from the "soft" political line to Russia. However, due to the fluctuating nature of Russia-US bilateral relations, which demonstrates that the firm strategic decision of the Trump administration to "reject and punish Russia" has not yet emerged in the Cold War logic, but there is a willingness to dialogue, openness and cooperation with Russia, we cannot say with certainty that we are witnessing the entry into the new Cold War and the inevitable confrontation between the two powers (a paradigm in which a large part of the two countries' institutions are accustomed to acting).

  • Issue Year: VIII/2018
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 128-139
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian
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