The fragile ‘reset’. The balance and the prospects for changes in Russian-US relations
The fragile ‘reset’. The balance and the prospects for changes in Russian-US relations

Author(s): Marcin Kaczmarski
Contributor(s): Anna Łabuszewska (Editor), Katarzyna Kazimierska (Editor), Ilona Duchnowicz (Translator)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Geopolitics
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Russian Federation; United States; Russian-US relations; transformation of international relations; Kremlin; foreign policy; security policy;
Summary/Abstract: Since the beginning of 2009, Russian-US relations have been undergoing an important transformation, which has the shorthand expression of the ‘reset’. This paper is intended to present the essence of the changes which have taken place in relations between Moscow and Washington over the past two years, and to analyse the prospects for the further development of these changes. The United States is still the most important point of reference in the Kremlin’s foreign and security policy; thus the shape of Russia’s relations with the USA will affect its general behaviour on the international stage.

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