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The Road Not Yet Taken: Regionalizing US Policy Toward Russia

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, US policy toward Russia has combined elements of principled pragmatism, selective engagement, and containment.

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By Anna Ohanyan
Published on Feb 2, 2022

The Washington Quarterly

Anna Ohanyan
Nonresident Senior Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program
Anna Ohanyan
Foreign PolicyNorth AmericaUnited StatesRussia

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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