The World Affairs Council provides programs and resources to help you understand the world. This reference page on US-Russia relations is provided as background and context to our public affairs briefings that address this critical topic.
Don’t miss the World Affairs Council town hall “Russian-American Relations: From Obama to Trump” with Dr. Mark Katz and David Plazas on Tuesday, January 17th.
US-Russia Relations
- How We Fool Ourselves on Russia-Commentary William Burns – Jan 7, 2017 NY Times
- Russian Foreign Policy Experts Mull the Future of US Relations – Voice of America – Victor Vladimirov – Jan 4, 2017
- Statement by the President on Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment
- US-Russia Relations 2017: John McCain Says US ‘Must Stand Up To Vladimir Putin’ – Reuters – Jan 1, 2017
- Russia and the New World Disorder, Bobo Lo – Reviewed by Mark N Katz -The Journal of Public and International Affairs – Winter 2016-2017
- Presidential Memorandum on December 29, 2016 – Letter from the President — Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
- Executive Order on December 29, 2016 – Annex to Executive Order — Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
- Is this Cold War 2.0? Power-plays, US-Russia relations and how Putin is rewriting the rulebook – Charles Crawford – The Telegraph – 31 Dec 2016
- 25 Years After the Fall – James Goldgeier – US News – Dec 23, 2016
- Executive Order on December 29, 2016 – Executive Order — Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
- FACT SHEET: Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment
- Department of State Actions in Response to Russian Harassment
- Top 5 events in US-Russia relations in 2016 that intensified confrontation-Pavel Koshkin- Russia Direct -Dec 28, 2016
- Russia gives US cold shoulder, saying relations between countries ‘froze – Sheena McKenzie – CNN – Dec 22, 2016
- Russia’s Breakout From the Post-Cold War System – The Drivers of Putin’s Course – Dmitri Trenin – Carnegie Endowment – December 2014
Tennessee World Affairs Council Programs on US-Russian Relations
- Feb 1, 2016 – Russian Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak at Belmont University – US-Russian Relations (Video)
- Nov 9, 2016 – Global Challenges for the Next Administration – Amb Charles Bowers and Amb Ronald Schlicher (Video)
- Jan 17, 2017 – Russian-American Relations: From Obama to Trump – Dr. Mark Katz, Wilson Center Kennan Institute – Town Hall at Belmont – RSVP Today
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