You have to write a policy brief on US-Russian (or a country of your choice) relations and their imm ...

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You have to write a policy brief on US-Russian (or a country of your choice) relations and their immediate future for the period from 2024 and 2026. A policy brief is a written report to justify a particular government policy chosen over other options. In most cases, policy briefs are produced upon a request from a government’s agency or some other institution. In our case, you are asked to prepare a policy brief for the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the US House of Representatives. Policy briefs should contain compelling factual materials about the current state of affairs and a critical assessment of these facts. Policy briefs also contain arguments to justify the recommended policy, the expected benefits, as well as possible problems if the policy is implemented. In your present report, you have to evaluate the current status if US-Russia relations from your point of view and propose specific policy steps for the future. As a professional, you are expected to compare and contrast different views and opinions of US-Russia relations and the United States’ policy toward Russia. It is recommended to review the following articles written in the past (updated) by policy experts from leading think-tanks and universities (below). Feel free to select other articles. The Wilson Center:https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/scenarios-post-putin-russia The Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/the-us-and-its-allies-must-understand-and-respond-russias-nuclear-threats The Carnegie Foundation https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/90543 The Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/regions/eurasia/russia/ The National Interest https://nationalinterest.org/feature/america-needs-palmerstonian-foreign-policy-206724 The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/us-russia-putin-relations-nato/ Which articles (except the suggested ones) did you choose for your analysis? Summarize their conclusions in 1-2 paragraphs. Which position or opinion do you tend to support and why? Which view do you not support and why? What is your view? What policies—from your point of view—should the United States conduct toward Russia in 2025-26? Describe specific policies and specific areas. In which areas could the United States and Russia cooperate? Do you support economic and pollical sanctions and why? Do you think that any form of cooperation with Russia is in fact a helping gesture to Putin’s authoritarian regime? What positive outcomes do you expect if your policy is implemented? What negative consequences do you expect if your recommendations fail? Review your paper and provide a catchy, original opening and a similar conclusion for your brief. Suggested length of you brief: at least 3,000 words