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As both a Russia analyst and an American conservative, it would be improper for me not to comment on respected Republican Party House Speaker John Boehner’s recent statements at the Heritage Foundation on past, present, and future U.S. policy on Russia.
It is possible to agree that President Barack Obama has a tendency to overlook American interests in favor of his globalized view of the world. However, it is difficult to agree that the Obama administration has overlooked U.S. national security or interests in the conduct of its ‘reset’ policy with Russia.
Furthermore, it is impossible to agree with the persistent tendency of many conservatives and other Republicans to virtually equate Russia with the USSR––and to perceive Russia through the lens of the Cold War.
It is also impossible to agree with Boehner’s exaggeration of the authoritarian nature of Russian domestic politics and his distortion of Russian foreign policy as a kind of Soviet revanchism.
Since the reset button in U.S.-Russian relations has been pressed, Russia and the West have learned to cooperate on multiple issues from Iran and Afghanistan to nuclear arms control. Still, the momentum for improving Western ties with Russia seems to be caught in a holding pattern. It seems that both sides are increasingly frustrated with each other's policies.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently condemned Russia for its sharp reaction to NATO's plans for a missile defense system in Europe. The Kremlin threatened to develop new intercontinental ballistic missiles that could spark a new arms race. Clearly frustrated, Rasmussen chided Russia's outdated thinking. "We are not a threat to Russia, we will not attack Russia, we will not undermine the security of Russia," he said. The Kremlin, however, maintains that NATO's missile defense plans could undermine Russia's security as soon as 2020, when the system's fourth phase will be deployed. Moscow is suspicious of the fact that in response to the concerns it voices, it only receives vague, rhetorical assurances and other brushoffs.
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