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(Archived document, may contain errors) , I 892 April 17,1992 STRATEGIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS By Andxei Kortunov EL. Wiegand Fellow INTRODUCTION There is widespread concern in thewest about the future of relations with the re mblics of the fanner Soviet Union. Almost as hportant is the future of relations be ween those newly independent republics.
The State of Russian Foreign Policy and U.S. Policy Toward Russia
The NPR suggests that the Administration is pursuing a strategically incoherent policy that will lead to greater global instability.
The U.S. needs to approach Russia as it actually is: a declining power and a kleptocratic autocracy, not a country transitioning to democracy.
The status quo will likely continue following the election ofDmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, on March 2.