| The Right Direction for the U.S. Policy Toward Russia
Simes. Dimitri (Director); Paul J. Saunders (Senior Advisor); Ryu, Rexon (Special advisor)
Co-Chairs: Hon. Chuck Hagel; Hon. Gary Hart
The Nixon Center and Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, March 20, 2009, 30p (PDF)
"Securing America’s vital national interests in the complex, interconnected, and interdependent world of the twenty-first century requires deep and meaningful cooperation with other governments. The challenges—stopping the proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, defeating terrorist networks, rebuilding the global economy, and ensuring energy security for the United States and others—are enormous. And few nations could make more of a difference to our success than Russia, with its vast arsenal of nuclear weapons, its strategic location spanning Europe and Asia, its considerable energy resources, and its status as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Rapid
and effective action to strengthen U.S.-Russian relations is critically important to advancing U.S. national interests"
Dimitri K. Simes is President of The Nixon Center, Paul J. Saunders is Executive Director of The Nixon Center and a specialist in U.S.-Russian relations. Rexon Ryu is a State Department expert on proliferation issues. The Honorable Chuck Hagel represents Nebraska in the U.S. Senate, where he is a member of the Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees. The Honorable Gary Hart represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate from 1975 to 1987, where he served on the Armed Services Committee, specializing in nuclear arms control and military reform.
Go to the report at:
http://www.nixoncenter.org/RussiaReport09.pdf
F18/01-09, March 27, 2009
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