Issue 70

Why are Russian-American relations currently at a historical low?

Vladimir Putin became increasingly dictatorial at home and abroad.

15%

The Obama-era naive reset eroded U.S. deterrence and emboldened Putin to be more aggressive.

44%

In the post-Cold War period, NATO unwisely and provocatively expanded to Russia’s borders.

17%

The “Russian collusion hoax” created hysteria in the U.S. and distrust in Moscow.

11%

Relations are neither good nor bad, but what one would expect between a republic and a dictatorship.

14%