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Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Rethinking Russia, May, 29, 2009

Despite President Obama’s upcoming participation in the Russia-U.S. summit in St. Petersburg, much of the American foreign policy community remains at odds over U.S. policy towards Moscow.

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By Dmitri Trenin, Dan Rather, Stephen Cohen, Ariel Cohen
Published on May 29, 2009

Source: HDNet's Dan Rather Reports

Despite President Obama’s  upcoming participation in the Russia-U.S. summit in St. Petersburg, much of the American foreign policy community  continue to disagree on the extent and manner of cooperation that the U.S. should pursue towards Russia. 

Dmitri Trenin offered his take on the new ‘reset’ policy of the American government: “I think that the reset that people are talking about was not the reset of U.S. policy toward Russia. It was the reset of U.S. foreign policy, full stop. That’s what changed.”

About the Authors

Dmitri Trenin

Former Director, Carnegie Moscow Center

Trenin was director of the Carnegie Moscow Center from 2008 to early 2022.

Dan Rather

Stephen Cohen

Ariel Cohen

Authors

Dmitri Trenin
Former Director, Carnegie Moscow Center
Dan Rather
Stephen Cohen
Ariel Cohen
SecurityForeign PolicyNorth AmericaUnited StatesCaucasusRussia

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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