The Road Not Yet Taken: Regionalizing U.S. Policy Toward Russia, February, 2, 2022

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The Road Not Yet Taken: Regionalizing U.S. Policy Toward Russia, February, 2, 2022

Since the Cold War, Washington’s fixation on Moscow has overburdened the U.S.-Russia relationship, as the axiom that all roads to Eurasian stability converge on the Kremlin has remained largely unquestioned.

By Anna Ohanyan

Published on Feb 2, 2022

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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