President Obama assesses the relationship between Russia and the United States, and Russia's place in history.

CFR's top arms control expert, Charles D. Ferguson, says "nothing revolutionary" was agreed to on arms control issues at the U.S.-Russia summit, despite a pledge to cut nuclear arsenals down from current levels.

Amitai Etzioni and Charles D. Ferguson argue, "stove-piping is blocking what could be a major, multifaceted deal" between the United States and Russia.

In Moscow, President Barack Obama will focus on improving U.S.-Russia relations, which suffered during the final years of the Bush administration. But analysts say moving beyond rhetoric toward substantive change could be complicated by history and competing interests.

Experts say graduating Russia from Cold War-era legislation linked to emigration and trade would be a step toward warming relations with Moscow.

CFR Experts Charles D. Ferguson and Stephen Sestanovich discuss the Obama-Medvedev summit.

CFR's top Russia expert, Stephen Sestanovich, says there is a potential for some hard bargaining to take place over arms control at the July 6-8 summit of U.S. and Russian leaders.

Peter Savodnik writes that Russia, after years of unsuccessfully trying to reclaim superpower status, is rethinking the way it engages with the United States.

Boris Nemtsov discusses the future of Russia's political opposition and the prospects for a robust democracy.

Watch Jeffrey Mankoff, adjunct fellow for Russia studies at CFR, discuss his new book, Russian Foreign Policy: The Return of Great Power Politics.

Listen to Jeffrey Mankoff, adjunct fellow for Russia studies at CFR, discuss his new book, Russian Foreign Policy: The Return of Great Power Politics.

A compilation of resources on how the global financial crisis has affected Russia.

Stephen Sestanovich discusses the Jackson-Vanik amendment and its role in defining American policy toward the Soviet Union.

Jeffrey Mankoff argues that "the success of attempts to build a strategic partnership will largely rest with Russia."

Russia's position as a major energy supplier has great significance not only for its foreign policy but for its relationships with major energy consuming countries. The nature of Russia's future geopolitical role in world energy markets has become a major concern of international energy security with important implications for Europe, Japan and the United States. Given a range of economic and geopolitical uncertainties, the fate of Russian and Caspian natural gas exports remains a major risk factor in global energy supply. In this study, researchers examine several scenarios for Russian and Caspian oil and natural gas production, possible export routes, and the geopolitics involved.

Watch members of the Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Russia detail the findings of their recent report, "The Right Direction for U.S. Policy Toward Russia."

Listen to members of the Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Russia detail the findings of their recent report, "The Right Direction for U.S. Policy Toward Russia."

Micah Zenko argues that the agreement between the United States and Russia to negotiate an arms control treaty within three months will be a historic first step toward nuclear disarmament.

Charles A. Kupchan writes on NATO's upcoming 60^th anniversary summit. He predicts the summit will, "surely be dominated by its mission in Afghanistan."