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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

About the Author

Anna Ohanyan

Nonresident Senior Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Anna Ohanyan is a nonresident senior scholar in the Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Program.

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