That Sinking Feeling

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Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

That Sinking Feeling

By Dmitri Trenin

Published on Jun 1, 2007

Source: World Today

Carnegie senior associate, Dmitri Trenin, wrote an article on Russia's foreign policy for the July issue of The World Today. In the article, he discusses the reasons for the deterioration of the U.S.-Russian relationship, and on the role that the revival of nationalism plays in Russia's foreign policy. Please click on the above link to read the article.

This article originally appeared in The World Today.

About the Author

Dmitri Trenin

Former Director, Carnegie Moscow Center

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

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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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