Samuel Charap, Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at RAND, joins us to discuss US policy toward Russia since 2008, the war in Ukraine, and the prospects of a settlement.
*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.
Time Stamps:
- 00:40 How did you get interested in Russia?
- 01:59 US-Russia relations since 2008
- 11:05 EU-Russia relations
- 15:41 The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 18:32 The Biden administration’s Ukraine policy
- 25:27 Should we have tried to negotiate sooner?
- 27:21 Has Trump made a deal more likely?
- 30:01 Is there a window for a deal in the fall?
- 33:16 How should negotiations be structured?
- 37:42 How far apart are US and Russian positions?
- 40:44 How to best combine carrots and sticks
- 44:04 Prospects of US-Russia normalization
