US-Russian Relations and The Global Counter-Terrorist Campaign

With the election of George W. Bush in 2000, the Kremlin had its reservations about the newly elected US president and his administration. For a time, mutual criticism between the two countries seemed to be the rule of the day. Among other things, the US pulled out of the 1972 ABM treaty unilaterall...

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Published in:The Journal of Slavic military studies 2004-03, Vol.17 (1), p.13-28
Main Author: BELKIN, A. ALEXANDER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Defence policy
International Relations
Iraq
Iraq War-2003
National security
Presidents
Russia
Russian Federation
September 11
Terrorism
U.S.A
United States of America
War
War studies
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Summary:With the election of George W. Bush in 2000, the Kremlin had its reservations about the newly elected US president and his administration. For a time, mutual criticism between the two countries seemed to be the rule of the day. Among other things, the US pulled out of the 1972 ABM treaty unilaterally, and Russia prosecuted its war against the Chechen separatists. Then came 9/11, and the two countries found solid ground for mutually advantageous cooperation - the global war on terrorism. But with NATO/Yugoslavia still clearly in the rear-view mirror, and the war against Iraq still ahead, the course of future relations remained unclear. The author examines US-Russian relations as they evolved before and after the war in Iraq and offers conclusions and lessons learned for both sides.
ISSN:1351-8046
1556-3006
DOI:10.1080/13518040490440638