Strategic Rivalry: Prospects for Russian-American Relations in the New US Political Cycle

... own. In his relations with Russia, Joe Biden and his administration will work towards the following strategic objectives: 1. Containing Russia and balancing its military potential as a minimum task and achieving complete superiority in all key types of ... ... problems— corruption, dubious management efficiency, and problems with the rule of law. Ardent fighters against “Western meddling” will only help this goal. Like Brezhnev’s cadres, they will clean up the initiative, bureaucratise the system, and ...