The Obama 'reset' with Russia worked for a period, producing the New START treaty (a 30% reduction in nuclear weapons), a supply route through Russia to Afghanistan, and Russian participation in multinational Iran sanctions (UN Security Council Resolution 1929), modeled on George Shultz's dual-track diplomacy from the Reagan era.

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Michael McFaul

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it worked for a while... We got a new START treaty, reduced by 30% the number of nuclear weapons.

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“They’re Not Like Us”: Michael McFaul on Autocrats vs. Democrats and the Fight for the 21st CenturyHoover Institution
Created: 6/18/2026, 1:57:41 PM

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