United States Comprehensive Strategy Toward Russia

Download or read book United States Comprehensive Strategy Toward Russia written by James Jay Carafano and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the overarching need for a U.S. comprehensive strategy, Russia poses four distinct, but related problems for U.S. policy: First, Putin's Russia is a regime that combines a lack of respect for political, civil, and economic rights with a dysfunctional economy. Second and most dangerous for the United States, Russia poses a series of worldwide strategic and diplomatic challenges, including buildup of its nuclear arsenal and military. Third, Russia poses threats to discrete U.S. friends, allies, and interests around the world. Fourth, Russia's cooperation with bad actors and its increasing tendency to play a spoiler role pose another set of threats. This report addresses all four problems in turn after setting out the comprehensive strategy on which the U.S. should base its response.