Russia’s best enemy. Russian policy towards the United States in Putin’s era. OSW Point of View Number 62, February 2017
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2017

Relations between Russia and the United States are characterised by an asymmetry against Russia, whose expectations vis-à-vis the US remain unmet. The dynamics of Russia’s policy towards the US in the last sixteen years has been one of cyclic fluctuations. The recurrent scheme starts with a normalisation and positive developments in mutual relations at the onset of each new US president’s term, and end with an escalation of tensions and a crisis at the end of each presidency. Russia is too weak