Samuel Charap: Russia Policy in Retrospect

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

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