Russia and arms control : are there opportunities for the Obama Administration? / Stephen J. Blank.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Blank, Stephen, 1950-

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Military relations--Russia (Federation).

United States.

Russia (Federation)--Military relations--United States.

Russia (Federation).

Nuclear arms control--Russia (Federation).

Nuclear arms control.

Nuclear arms control--United States.

Diplomacy.

Negotiation.

Security, International.

Arms control--Russia (Federation).

Arms control.

Arms control--United States.

diplomacy.

negotiating.

negotiation.

Military relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 173 pages)

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2009]

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

Russo-American relations are generally acknowledged to be at an impasse. Arms control issues feature prominently in that conflicted agenda. Since the outbreak of the Russo-Georgian war in August 2008, both [Russia and the U.S.] have further hardened positions and raised tensions apart from the war itself and Russia's quite evident refusal to abide by its own cease-fire terms. Nevertheless, and for better or worse, arms control and its agenda will remain at the heart of the bilateral Russo-American relationship for a long time. Arms control and disarmament issues are quintessentially political as well as military issues that are among the most critical components of the bilateral relationship and regional security in both Europe and Asia. For these reasons, neither the political nor the military aspect can be divorced from the other. And for these same reasons, we cannot refuse to participate in the bilateral effort to resolve those issues.

Contents:

Understanding the current impasse

Russia's newly announced positions

Analyzing Russian proposals

START and Russia's strategic challenges

Recommendations for the Obama administration.

Notes:

Title from PDF caption (viewed March 15, 2009).

"March 2009."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-172).

Print version record.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2025.

Other Format:

Print version: Blank, Stephen, 1950- Russia and arms control.

OCLC:

315616160

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