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Samuel Charap: Russia Policy in Retrospect

Samuel Charap: Russia Policy in Retrospect

Update: 2025-06-20
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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.

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  • 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
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Samuel Charap: Russia Policy in Retrospect

Samuel Charap: Russia Policy in Retrospect

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