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Using four historical case studies, the authors found that limited less-hardline approaches can lead to durable but narrow gains. However, issues left unaddressed by these approaches may still undermine the relationship over the long term.

The fallout from Washington's policy of seeking Russia's strategic defeat has seen Moscow radically alter its arms control position. That raises important questions about the winner of the next U.S. presidential election. By Scott Ritter Special to Consortium News The United States finds i

As the Obama Administration negotiates a range of arms control initiatives with Russia, U.S. policymakers need to critically examine Russia's views on nuclear weapons and doctrine.

What is perfectly permissible to the West is forbidden for Russia.

U.S.-Russian arms control is in a state of extreme distress. The U.S. withdrawal from the foundational Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty in 2002 undid the functional and theoretical premise of mutually assured destruction (MAD) that provided...

On July 7, Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will meetfor their first full-fledged summit in Moscow. There are manyissues President Obama must address and several courses of actionhe should take.

President Vladimir Putin used his state of the nation speech to announce that Russia would suspend participation in the New START nuclear agreement.

Colin Powell presented himself before the United Nations Security Council on February 5, 2003, and made a case for Iraq war that was composed entirely of lies, distortions, and fabrications.

As the world begins 2023, the geopolitical situation around the world is not bright. In Europe, the Russia-Ukraine War has dragged on for nearly a year, while the prospects of an escalation are stoking international security anxieties. In East Asia, North Korea threatens to conduct a seventh nuclear test and perfect its ICBM capability to place the U.S. mainland in its crosshairs.

Changes are needed in the U.S. nuclear deterrent capabilities to ensure that Russia will not obtain a substantial nuclear advantage.