1st Edition

Revitalising US-Russian Security Cooperation Practical Measures

By Richard Weitz Copyright 2006
104 Pages
by Routledge

104 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

Russia and the United States are the most important countries for many vital security issues. They possess the world’s largest nuclear weapons arsenals, are involved in the principal regional conflicts, and have lead roles in opposing international terrorism and weapons proliferation. Despite persistent differences on many questions, mutual interests consistently drive Russians and Americans to... Read more
Introduction, US-Russian threat-reduction programmes, Futhering Russian-US defence cooperation, Strengtening NATO-Russian ties, Towards better Russia-US security relations.

Biography

Richard Weitz is a Senior Fellow and Associate Director of Hudson Institute’s Center for Future Security Strategies. His special interests include scenario-based planning, European and Asian security issues, terrorism, and defense transformation. He has published articles on these and other topics in The Washington Quarterly , JFQ: Joint Forces Quarterly , The Journal of Strategic Studies , Security Studies , and Political Science Quarterly . Before joining Hudson, Dr. Weitz worked for the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, DFI International, Inc., the Center for Naval Analyses, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Commission on the Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces of the United States, and as a Lecturer in Social Studies at Harvard University.