Eroding Arms Control Regime and US-Russia Relations

Two weeks after Joseph Biden took office as President, the U.S. and Russia extended New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for five years. This landmark arms control treaty limits number of strategic offensive weapons each country can have. A ‘window opportunity’ a new stage stability discussions on has opened. competition between world’s most powerful countries, escalating global regional threats, accelerating technological advances in military sphere, which hold potential to have transformative impact forces conflicts, given added urgency bilateral dialogue two nuclear superpowers. Political barriers agreement are significant. The perilous state U.S.-Russia relations, lack trust mutual suspicion make it more difficult powers sustainable negotiations toward treaty. However, if political will is place coupled with realistic approach United States’ readiness address Russia’s concerns, follow-on could be reached.