Thomas Graham, <i>Getting Russia Right</i>
Journal: Journal of Cold War Studies
Year: 2025

In the first few months of 2025, the new administration of Donald J. Trump upended the U.S. approach to Russia as practiced by all his predecessors, including himself during his first term. His tentative inclination to mend ties with Russia despite its brutal war against Ukraine has baffled even those beholden to the old adage that, at the core of the problem, was the West's supposed failure to integrate Russia into Western organizations and to focus instead on helping the young democracies of E