The United States should abandon the stereotypes of the Russian Federation, this opinion was expressed by political scientist mark Lawrence Shrad in his article for the journal Foreign Policy.
According to Sreda, at the moment, the level of representation of Russia is very far from the real situation, as in the States of the Russian Federation consider that a “global threat” of a democratic order in the world, “a failed superpower,” and Russian President Vladimir Putin – “supervillain”.
“Western commentators regarding the foreign policy of the Kremlin are divided into two camps, each of which has different starting positions. Both camps hyperbolizing your assessment and conclusions, although in different directions. And none of them helps to understand the real Russian ambitions,” said Shrad.
According to the analyst, these stereotypes prevent US pursue a rational policy towards Russia, which in the future will lead to an even greater number of contradictions and misunderstandings between the two countries.
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