After two-months in office – President US Donald Trump has ripped up the rule book on international diplomacy and signaled the end of the post-Cold War security system. Up for debate on Counterpoints – with me, Melinda Nucifora – how will a recalibrated US-Russia relationship reshape the world order?
VIDEO: ‘Ukraine Will Be Eliminated’ Prof. Mearsheimer and Putin Advisor Prof. Karaganov Discuss US-Russia Relations
For much of the Biden administration…the US prided itself on leading the diplomatic isolation of Moscow. Enter the self-proclaimed ultimate deal-maker Donald Trump. After more than a thousand days of war, the White House has gone from viewing Vladimir Putin as a potential war criminal to a trusted counterpart.
The tone in Russia has changed too. As ceasefire talks continue, the refrain “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine” echoes time and time again. But as US backing appears to waver, it’s uncertain if Europe is united, or strong enough, to fill that power void.
The expert panel will discuss: How historically significant is this apparent realignment? Is Trump’s move away from Europe the beginning of the end for the NATO alliance? And if this rapprochement is – in part – a way to split Russia and China?
Show guests: Professor Sergey Karaganov – Russian strategist, Honorary Chairman of the Center for Council for Foreign and Defense Policy and adviser to President Vladimir Putin. Prof John Mearsheimer – American political scientist and international relations scholar from the University of Chicago
Professors Sergey Karaganov / John Mearsheimer
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