SMU CPH Oral History of US-Russia Relations
· The Oral History of US-Russia Relations, an interview project that
records firsthand perspectives on both American and Russian political, economic, diplomatic, and military developments;
records firsthand perspectives on both American and Russian political, economic, diplomatic, and military developments;
ABOUT
SMU CPH Oral History of US-Russia Relations
It is easy to forget that U.S.-Russian relations were not always as contentious as they have been for the past decade. From their first meeting in 2001, the rapport between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush was obvious for all to see.
Yet, despite good personal relations at the presidential level, by 2009 the relationship between the United States and Russia had deteriorated and has never recovered.
This oral history records both American and Russian perspectives on political, economic, diplomatic, and military developments in the first decade of this century as a way of furthering our understanding of the current state of U.S-Russian relations.
This oral history records both American and Russian perspectives on political, economic, diplomatic, and military developments in the first decade of this century as a way of furthering our understanding of the current state of U.S-Russian relations.
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Condoleezza Rice served as U.S. secretary of state during the second term of the George W. Bush presidency, from 2005 to 2009.
Robert M. Gates served as U.S. secretary of defense from December 2006 to July 2011.
Alexander Voloshin served as the chief of staff of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation from 1999 to 2003 under Presidents Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin.
Gleb Pavlovsky served as a consultant to the presidential administration of the Russian Federation under Presidents Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin, and Dmitri Medvedev from 1996 to 2011.
Alexei Venediktov is a journalist and was the editor-in-chief of the Echo of Moscow radio station from 1998 until its closure in 2022. Additionally, he served as the president of Echo TV Russia from 2002 to 2010 and cofounded Diletant magazine in 2012.
Sergey Karaganov served as foreign policy advisor to the presidential administration of the Russian Federation from 2001 to 2013. He is currently the dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics.
Stephen Hadley served as national security advisor to President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009.
Alexander Vershbow served as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2001 to 2005.
John Beyrle served as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2008 to 2012.
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