The negative-sum outcome we behold in today's Ukraine crisis is the tragic outcome of the zero-sum policies that were increasingly pursued by Russia, the United States, and the EU since the end of the Cold War.
Samuel Charap is Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, based in the Institute's Washington, DC office. Prior to joining the Institute, Samuel served as Senior Advisor to the US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and on the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff.
Timothy J. Colton is Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Harvard University. Specialist on Russian and Eurasian politics and government. Author of Yeltsin: A Life (2008), Russia: What Everyone Needs to Know (2016), and other works. Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
