The Evolution of US-Russia Strategic Confrontation After 2014

Student: Ponomareva Olga

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: Double degree programme in International Relations of the NRU HSE and the University of London (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2020

This work is discovering the issues of strategic relations between the United States of America and Russia that have led up to the current state of uncertainty. The issue of strategic confrontation between Russia and United States is discussed in great detail within the period of the years 2014-2019. The paper shortly discusses the history of bilateral agreements between the aforementioned states on arms control, the discourse of the US concerning nuclear stability, how it changed since 2014 and what were the main catalysts of the change. The paper highlights the importance of the arms control in the emerging multipolar world order. This paper addresses the challenges that the nuclear multipolarity brought to the US and how it affected its strategic confrontation with Russia.

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