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Russian cyber-interference in the 2016 U.S. elections as well as its aggressive posturing in Eastern Europe have proven to be a significant threat to U.S. security, both at home an abroad. HR 3364 proposes to punish Russia for its ongoing crusade in meddling in democratic processes/elections, while still maintaining support for U.S. allies around the globe. In order to combat Russian hostilities against the U.S. and its allies, U.S. foreign policy should first, place an emphasis on fiscal penalties over militaristic punishment, while still maintaining strong alliances in NATO; second, promote multilateral cooperation on past, present, and future economic sanctions; and third, balance punitive measures with positive incentives to signal to

Millions of citizens in Crimea have been left in the dark and have to depend on candles and back up generators. The blackout was executed by the Tatar a far right Ukrainian nationalist group in Crimea who were against the annexation. The situation has become so bad that authorities have stopped trade with Crimea until they have the situation under control. Russia reaction to the blackout is it’s threatening to cut gas and coal supply to

Russia’s information war may appear a nuisance to our national defense, but I argue this is an existential threat facing the US far greater than ISIS, ballistic missiles, or even the regular Russian Armed Forces. These are still threats, but not to the degree of Russia’s information war. This information war is aimed directly at American society and is designed to destroy our society. Russia’s information war against the Ukraine and other eastern European nations is understood very

The ways by which we can achieve these ends are described in the NSS and NMS. First, multilateral sanctions in conjunction with allied nations will be used to levy “costs and deter future aggression” . Further, the United States has recommitted to honoring our security commitments with allies within the Russian sphere of influence with the intent of serving as a deterrent to Russian aggression via improved defensive capabilities (for countries such as

Throughout history, Russia and The United States’ relationship has been a tense one, lacking trust. “Like most cultures, it is important to have

To the surprise of many in the Obama administration, the newly appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford was asked during his confirmation hearing what he felt was the greatest concern to the United States national security; he responded, "My assessment today, senator, is that Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security". Over the past few years Russia’s aggression in the Ukraine, specifically Crimea, and more recently their intervention in Syria has thrown a proverbial wrench and imbalance in the strategy of the United States and how it deals with Russia. This paper will attempt to analyze the United States’ policy toward Russia based on the National Security Strategic of 2015, and more specifically determine the balance of the United States strategy using Lykke’s criteria of suitability, feasibility, adaptability

The issue raised within the article is the increased tension between Russian and the United States caused by Russia’s decision to back out of a ‘ landmark agreement on disposing weapons-grade plutonium’ added to its deployment of ‘ new nuclear-capable missiles to Kaliningrad on the baltic sea’ these two actions by Russia occurred due to Russia’s annoyance at the US’s military exercises in eastern Europe both of these actions have negatively affected interstate relations between the two world powers. Russian president Vladimir Putin’s military aggression has worried both european and american officials leaving them with a very difficult decision on how to deal with the issue and Putin because Washington’s attempts to deter Russia have failed

There has been a lot of turmoil in present day Ukraine, especially in Eastern Ukraine. In Eastern Ukraine there are still some people who identify as Russian and they want Eastern Ukraine to become a part of Russia. War has even broken out in cities like Donetsk with pro-Russian rebels. This has become an even greater problem because people in Donetsk are starving, and Ukraine decided that they wouldn’t help them until the rebels and the people of the city gave up wanting to be a part of Russia like Crimea. Also, the United States and NATO have stepped into the picture. President announced that the United States would support Ukraine and would jump in if Russia tried to make any advances. The Unites States has also even gone as far as to place sanctions on Russia. This has made the Russian economy go down dramatically. The Russian ruble has gone down in value. However, Russia claims that they have nothing to do with there violent protests in Donetsk. They deny providing any military support. The tension between Russia and US is similar now to how it was during the Cold War. That is why so many believe that we are in a second Cold War. It is as if the US and Russia are once again on the brink of full out

The main question being asked here in this essay is whether or not Mearsheimer's account of the Ukraine Crisis in his article titled “Why the Ukraine Crisis was the West's fault” is entirely convincing to the reader and whether or not they agree with his controversial opinion on the crisis. In his account of the Ukraine Crisis, Mearsheimer assesses the point that Putin’s tactics and actions for this crisis do not necessarily show a good attempt to build a greater Russian empire. He focuses here on Putin’s decision makings, assessing them critically. Mearsheimer argues in his account that there are three major reasons for why the West has caused the Ukrainian crisis and forced Putin to intervene in Ukraine: Eastern enlargement of NATO, enlargement

The first thing to understand about Russians is that they are products of geography and victims of history. With no Gulf Stream

Some reports about what the Kremlin’s intention might be have caused a lot of concerns to the United States. What worries the US is that Kremlin might be working on a plan to increase its military support for the Syrian president. The US secretary John Kerry and the Russian foreign minister Sergey V. Lavrov had a meeting to discuss the current situation in Syria, the reliability of the reports and the role of Russia in the war. If the reports are real then the situation in Syria is going to get worse and of course more lives will be killed. Moreover, an American intelligence analyst has said that near Latakia there are many housing units that are provided by Russia to the airfield. Some American officials have suggested that Russia is going

Congress, in public law, stated the threat of a resurgent Russia “continues to apply, to the countries and peoples of Georgia and Ukraine, traditional uses of force, intelligence operations, and influence campaigns, which represent

By taking a big step, Russian president Vladamir V. Putin wrote an article in The New York Times, the most influential newspaper in the United States, at the 12th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks. He warns the US public and the Congress about the tensions related to the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Even though the title of the article seems mild, “A Plea for Caution From Russia”, the content has far harsher warnings to the US government and especially the president Barack H. Obama. While Putin presents some of the logical arguments about the Syrian Civil War and its possible threats to the world, he drastically alerts the United States of America about the possible results of the US potential strikes against Syria, especially regarding the United Nations, by offering to work as allies like they did in the past.

Under international law Russia’s invasion of the Crimean Peninsula is illegal as the Referendum held on the 16th of March by Russia infringed upon the

There are still concerns about the conflict in Chechnya. NATO condemns, in particular, Russian threats against unarmed civilians, such as those in Grozny. They also condemn terrorism in all its forms but believe that Russia's pursuit of a purely military solution to the conflict is undermining its objectives. NATO urges Russia to exercise the fullest restraint, to refrain from the use of force against civilians and protect their human rights, to facilitate the provision of humanitarian aid to those in need, and to co-operate fully with international relief agencies and to ensure security for their